Stemonoporus gracilis
| Stemonoporus gracilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Stemonoporus |
| Species: | S. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Stemonoporus gracilis | |
Stemonoporus gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Sri Lanka. It is known from a single population growing in evergreen lowland rain forest along a tributary stream of the Kelani River near Kitulgala region. The species is threatened by timber overharvesting and habitat loss from deforestation for agricultural expansion. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as critically endangered.[1]
The species was first described by André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans in 1980.[2]
References
- ^ a b Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Stemonoporus gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T36438A220447738. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T36438A220447738.en. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Stemonoporus gracilis Kosterm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 February 2026.