Diplospora erythrospora

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Diplospora erythrospora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Diplospora
Species:
D. erythrospora
Binomial name
Diplospora erythrospora
(Thwaites) Hook.f.
Synonyms

Tricalysia erythrospora (Thwaites) Alston Discospermum erythrosporum Thwaites

Diplospora erythrospora is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Appearance[edit]

Shrub to Small tree.

Leaves[edit]

oval, base tapered, apex rounded to abruptly pointed, margin rolled down, glandular pits in vein axils beneath; petiole very short.

Trunk[edit]

branchlets stout, thickened at nodes; twigs compressed, glabrous.

Flowers[edit]

pale greenish yellow, small, nearly sessile; Inflorescence - dense cymes.

Fruits[edit]

ovaoid-subglobose berry, pulp purple; seeds bright red.

Ecology[edit]

montane forest understory

References[edit]

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Diplospora erythrospora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32574A9715842. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32574A9715842.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.