Stemonoporus cordifolius

Stemonoporus cordifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Stemonoporus
Species:
S. cordifolius
Binomial name
Stemonoporus cordifolius
Synonyms[2]
  • Monoporandra cordifolia Thwaites
  • Vateria cordifolia (Thwaites) Thwaites

Stemonoporus cordifolius (Sinhalese: Iri Dorala) is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka, where it is limited to the southern slopes of Adam's Peak. It is a gregarious understory tree in evergreen montane rain forest.[1]

The species was first described as Monoporandra cordifolia by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1854. In 1931 Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston placed the species in genus Stemonoporus as S. cordifolius.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Stemonoporus cordifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T30829A220446245. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T30829A220446245.en. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Stemonoporus cordifolius (Thwaites) Alston". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
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