Schumacheria castanaefolia

Schumacheria castanaefolia
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	unplaced
Family:	Dilleniaceae
Genus:	Schumacheria
Species:	S. alnifolia
Binomial name
Schumacheria alnifolia Vahl.

Schumacheria castaneifolia is a species of plant in the Dilleniaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Uses

poles, light construction

Culture

Known as කැකිරි වරා (kekiri waraa) in Sinhala.

Sources

• http://www.pdn.ac.lk/purse/Proceedings/2011/ns/ns_24.pdf
• http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2593565
• http://www.mpnet.iora-rcstt.org/node/2788
• http://www.gbif.org/species/5680868/