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]
| Doona zeylanica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Doona |
| Species: | D. zeylanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Doona zeylanica Thwaites (1851)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Shorea zeylanica (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton (1972 publ. 1973) | |
References
edit- ^ a b Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Shorea zeylanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T30826A220448711. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Doona zeylanica Thwaites". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
External links
edit Media related to Shorea zeylanica at Wikimedia Commons
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