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
Synonyms [2]
  • Caryolobis indica Gaertn.
  • Doona nervosaThwaites
  • Shorea cordifolia(Thwaites) P.S.Ashton

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. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T30819A220448324.en .
  2. "Doona cordifolia Thwaites". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 September 2024.