Psydrax montana

Psydrax montana
Psydrax montana in Hakgale Botanical Garden
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Psydrax
Species:	P. montana
Binomial name
Psydrax montana (Thwaites) Ridsdale
Synonyms
Canthium montanum Thwaites

Psydrax montana is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[2]

Culture

Known as "වල් බුරුත - wal burutha (meaning wild satin)" in Sinhala.

References

1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Psydrax montanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38042A10094682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38042A10094682.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books

External links

Media related to Psydrax montana at Wikimedia Commons