Dimocarpus gardneri

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Dimocarpus gardneri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Dimocarpus
Species:
D. gardneri
Binomial name
Dimocarpus gardneri

Dimocarpus gardneri is a species of plant related to the longan found in Sri Lanka. [1] [2] It is endangered in the wild due to habitat loss.

Dimocarpus gardneri is a middle-sized tree. It grows in dry parts of Sri Lanka. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Leenhouts, P. W. (1971). "A revision of Dimocarpus (Sapindaceae)". Blumea. 19 (1): 113–131.
  2. Dassanayake, M. D.; Institution, Smithsonian (1998). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon. CRC Press. p. 377. ISBN   978-90-5410-270-0.