Hortonia angustifolia
Hortonia angustifolia is a species of plant in the Monimiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Monimiaceae |
| Genus: | Hortonia |
| Species: | H. angustifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Hortonia angustifolia | |
Leaves
Linear-lanceolate, pointed ends, faintly 3-veined at base.
Trunk
Branches slender.
Flowers
Pale yellow, slender, drooping; Inflorescence - racemes with few flowers.
Fruits
Dark crimson, ovoid, compressed, obliquely pointed, pulpy.
Ecology
Rain forests near waterways.
References
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- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Hortonia angustifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32601A9716240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32601A9716240.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Hortonia angustifolia (Thwaites) Trimen".
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