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Endemic to Sri Lanka. Found mostly in low elevation wet zone forests, but have a recorded range of up to 1600 meters (5249 feet). The tree flowers September through October and produces fruit November through December. [2] Although listed as critically endangered in 1998, [1] a 2017 handbook of Sri Lankan flora suggests the tree is now quite ...
Critically Endangered [1] Scientific classification ... Stemonurus apicalis is a species of plant in the Stemonuraceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Rhododendron arboreum from Fyson [5]. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum has leaves with cinnamon-brown hairs beneath; Flower of Rhododendron arboreum from Yumthang Valley in North Sikkim, India Rhododendron arboreum subsp. zeylanicum rare ssp from the highlands of Sri Lanka, named after Zeilan, the name used by Arabian traders to refer to Sri Lanka
Pages in category "Endemic flora of Sri Lanka" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 215 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Critically Endangered [1] Scientific classification ... Hortonia angustifolia is a species of plant in the Monimiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [2] Leaves
Of 3,210 flowering plants belonging to 1,052 genera, 916 species and 18 genera are endemic. [3] All but one of Sri Lanka's more than 55 dipterocarp (Sinhalese "Hora") are found nowhere else in the world. Sri Lanka's amphibian diversity is only becoming known now. Sri Lanka may be home to as many as 140 species of amphibians.
Critically Endangered [1] Scientific classification ... Shorea oblongifolia is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Culture
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 3654 endangered plant species. [1] Of all evaluated plant species, 17% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists 99 subspecies and 101 varieties as endangered.