Mastixia macrophylla

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Mastixia macrophylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Nyssaceae
Genus: Mastixia
Species:
M. macrophylla
Binomial name
Mastixia macrophylla

Mastixia macrophylla is a species of plant in the Nyssaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Mastixia macrophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T38019A10092721. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38019A10092721.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.