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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.
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
Critically Endangered [1] Scientific classification ... Shorea oblongifolia is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Culture
Coleoptera, which is the largest order of insects, is the largest in Sri Lanka with 3,033 documented species. [8] Lepidopterans, moths and butterflies, have the second largest number of species in Sri Lanka. 245 butterflies species are recorded, of which 24 are endemic to the island. 1695 species of moths are also found, but the endemism is ...
The following list provides the 704 species of common trees and shrubs of flora of Sri Lanka under 95 families. The list is according to A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka, by Mark Ashton, Savitri Gunatilleke, Neela de Zoysa, M.D. Dassanayake, Nimal Gunatilleke and Siril Wijesundera. [1]
The Indian and Sri Lankan populations of C. fenestratum are probably the most disturbed and severely affected. Over a 75 year period (three generations for this species), the plant population has been reduced by 80% due to indiscriminate gathering by local people. Hardly any mature plants are left in the wild. [1]