Biology:Palaquium thwaitesii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Palaquium thwaitesii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Palaquium
Species:
P. thwaitesii
Binomial name
Palaquium thwaitesii
Trimen

Palaquium thwaitesii is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

Scattered, oblong-lanceolate-linear, tapering ends, lateral veins inconspicuous.

Trunk

Young parts rusty hairy.

Flowers

Solitary or 2's in leaf axils.

Fruits

Ovoid, pointed berry.

Ecology

Rain forest understory of wet zone.

Uses

Wood - plywood.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5461268 entry