Kayea stylosa

Kayea stylosa
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Calophyllaceae
Genus:	Mesua
Species:	M. stylosa
Binomial name
	Mesua stylosa; (Thwaites) Kosterm.

Mesua stylosa is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found only in Sri Lanka.

Common names

Suwanda tree in Sinhalese.

Tree description

Medium size evergreen tree.Endemic to tropical rain forests.It is not can be found in natural forests & last time report between 1900 & 1950. There are several trees in Peradeniya garden [Sri Lanka].

Uses

Mesua stylosa wood is Reddish Brown caller & it is very strong,hard & heavy.It use for building constriction.

Sources

World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Mesua stylosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
Peradeniya garden at Sri Lanka.

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