Diplospora erythrospora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Diplospora |
Species: | D. erythrospora |
Binomial name | |
Diplospora erythrospora (Thwaites) Hook.f. | |
Synonyms | |
Tricalysia erythrospora(Thwaites) AlstonDiscospermum erythrosporumThwaites Contents |
Diplospora erythrospora is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Shrub to Small tree.
oval, base tapered, apex rounded to abruptly pointed, margin rolled down, glandular pits in vein axils beneath; petiole very short.
branchlets stout, thickened at nodes; twigs compressed, glabrous.
pale greenish yellow, small, nearly sessile; Inflorescence - dense cymes.
ovaoid-subglobose berry, pulp purple; seeds bright red.
montane forest understory
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