Stemonoporus marginalis

Stemonoporus marginalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Stemonoporus
Species:
S. marginalis
Binomial name
Stemonoporus marginalis

Stemonoporus marginalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka. It is known from a single location east of the Neluwa-Pelawatta New Road in Galle District, where it grows in lowland evergreen rain forest. The species is threatened by overharvesting for timber, and by habitat loss from deforestation for smallholder farms and plantations. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as endangered.[1]

The species was first described by André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans in 1982.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Stemonoporus marginalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T36437A220447224. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T36437A220447224.en. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Stemonoporus marginalis Kosterm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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