| Stemonoporus | |
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| Stemonoporus affinis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dipterocarpoideae |
| Genus: | Stemonoporus Thwaites |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Stemonoporus is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] It contains as many as 26 species, all but one confined to the perhumid forests of the island.[ citation needed ]
26 species are accepted: [1] [2]
Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 16 genera and about 695 known species of mainly lowland tropical forest trees. Their distribution is pantropical, from northern South America to Africa, the Seychelles, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. The greatest diversity of Dipterocarpaceae occurs in Borneo.
Shorea is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is named after Sir John Shore, the governor-general of the British East India Company, 1793–1798. The timber of trees of the genus is sold under the common names lauan, luan, lawaan, meranti, seraya, balau, bangkirai, and Philippine mahogany.
Mesua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calophyllaceae, native to tropical southern Asia. Common names include ironwood and rose chestnut.
Dipterocarpus is a genus of flowering plants and the type genus of family Dipterocarpaceae.
Hopea is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It contains some 113 species, distributed from Sri Lanka and southern India to the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, southern China, and southward throughout Malesia to New Guinea. They are mainly main and subcanopy trees of lowland rainforest, but some species can become also emergent trees, such as Hopea nutans.
Stemonoporus acuminatus is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Stemonoporus affinis is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Stemonoporus gardneri is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Stemonoporus gracilis is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Stemonoporus lanceolatus is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Stemonoporus latisepalus is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Stemonoporus marginalis is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Stemonoporus moonii is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Stemonoporus petiolaris is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Stemonoporus rigidus is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Stemonoporus scaphifolius is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Vatica is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its species range from India and southern China through Sri Lanka, Indochina, Indonesia, the Philippines, and New Guinea.
Cotylelobium is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The name Cotylelobium is derived from Greek and describes the receptacle. It contains five species distributed in Sri Lanka, Peninsular Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. All five species are listed on the IUCN redlist, as either vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered.
Anthoshorea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It includes 23 species of trees native to tropical Asia, ranging from India and Sri Lanka to Indochina, south-central China, and Malesia.
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