Stemonoporus lancifolius

Stemonoporus lancifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Stemonoporus
Species:
S. lancifolius
Binomial name
Stemonoporus lancifolius
Synonyms[2]
  • Monoporandra lancifolia Thwaites (1858) (basionym)
  • Stemonoporus nitidus subsp. lancifolius (Thwaites) Dyer
  • Stemonoporus nervosus (Thwaites ex Trimen) Trimen
  • Vateria lancifolia (Thwaites) Thwaites
  • Vateria nervosa Thwaites ex Trimen

Stemonoporus lancifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a small tree endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka. It is known from a few hillside and riverbank locations in lowland evergreen rain forest. The species is threatened with habitat loss from deforestation by expanding smallholder farms. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as endangered.[1]

The species was first described as Monoporandra lancifolia by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1858. In 1973 Peter Shaw Ashton placed the species in genus Stemonoporus as S. lancifolius.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Stemonoporus lancifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T30833A220445855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T30833A220445855.en. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Stemonoporus lancifolius (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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