Psydrax montana

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Psydrax montana
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Psydrax montana in Hakgale Botanical Garden
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Psydrax
Species:
P. montana
Binomial name
Psydrax montana
(Thwaites) Ridsdale
Synonyms

Canthium montanum Thwaites

Psydrax montana is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Contents

The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains. [2]

Culture

Known as "වල් බුරුත - wal burutha (meaning wild satin)" in Sinhala.

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Psydrax montanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T38042A10094682. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38042A10094682.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins , p. 239, at Google Books

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