Doona cordifolia

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Doona cordifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Doona
Species:
D. cordifolia
Binomial name
Doona cordifolia
Thwaites (1858)
Synonyms [2]
  • Caryolobis indica Gaertn. (1788)
  • Doona nervosaThwaites (1858)
  • Shorea cordifolia(Thwaites) P.S.Ashton (1972 publ. 1973)

Doona cordifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Sri Lanka, commonly known as red doon. It is native to southwestern Sri Lanka, where it is a canopy tree in remaining lowland humid evergreen rain forest. [1]

Sources

  1. 1 2 Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Shorea cordifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T30819A220448324. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. "Doona cordifolia Thwaites". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 September 2024.