Hortonia angustifolia

Hortonia angustifolia
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Monimiaceae
Genus:	Hortonia
Species:	H. angustifolia
Binomial name
Hortonia angustifolia Trimen

Hortonia angustifolia is a species of plant in the Monimiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

linear-lanceolate, pointed ends, faintly 3-veined at base.

Trunk

branches slender.

Flowers

pale yellow, slender, drooping; Inflorescence - racemes with few flowers.

Fruits

dark crimson, ovoid, compressed, obliquely pointed, pulpy.

Ecology

rain forest near waterways.

Source

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Hortonia angustifolia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.