Palaquium thwaitesii

Palaquium thwaitesii
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Subfamily:	Sapotoideae
Tribe:	Sapoteae
Genus:	Palaquium
Species:	P. thwaitesii
Binomial name
	Palaquium thwaitesii; Trimen

Palaquium thwaitesii is a species of plant in the Sapotaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

scattered, oblong-lanceolate-linear, tapering ends, lateral veins inconspicuous.

young parts rusty hairy.

solitary or 2's in leaf axils.

ovoid, pointed berry.

rain forest understory of wet zone.

Wood - plywood.

World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Palaquium thwaitesii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.

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