| Scolopia schreberi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Scolopia |
| Species: | S. schreberi |
| Binomial name | |
| Scolopia schreberi | |
Scolopia crassipes is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves very variable, oblong-ovate, cordate to rounded base, acute to obtuse apex, margins faintly scalloped.
Bark - gray; branches slender, compound axillary spines.
White; Inflorescence - simple racemes shorter than leaves.
Bright red, fleshy, ovoid berry.
Monsoon, intermediate, and rain forest understory.
Known as කටු කුරුදු (katu kurundu) in Sinhala.
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