Stemonoporus elegans

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

Stemonoporus elegans is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka. It is a small to medium-sized tree native to the southern slope of Adam's Peak, where it forms small subpopulations in submontane rain forest.[1]

The species was first described as Monoporandra elegans by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1954. In 1931 Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston placed the species in genus Stemonoporus as S. elegans.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Stemonoporus elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T30830A220446871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T30830A220446871.en. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Stemonoporus elegans (Thwaites) Alston". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
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