Xantolis tomentosa

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Xantolis tomentosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Xantolis
Species:
X. tomentosa
Binomial name
Xantolis tomentosa
(Roxb.) Raf.

Xantolis tomentosa, the wooly ironwood, is a forest tree commonly found in India, Sri Lanka and a few other nearby countries. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Herbarium JCB". flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  2. "Xantolis tomentosa (Roxb.) Raf". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-02-19.