Doona zeylanica

Doona zeylanica
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Doona
Species:	D. zeylanica
Binomial name
Doona zeylanica Thwaites (1851)
Synonyms[2]
Shorea zeylanica (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton (1972 publ. 1973)

Shorea zeylanica is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Sri Lanka. It is a canopy tree in the remaining lowland evergreen rain forests of southwestern Sri Lanka, becoming an emergent tree at higher elevations.[1]

References

1. Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Shorea zeylanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T30826A220448711. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
2. "Doona zeylanica Thwaites". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

External links

Media related to Shorea zeylanica at Wikimedia Commons