Stemonoporus nitidus
| Stemonoporus nitidus | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Stemonoporus |
| Species: | S. nitidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Stemonoporus nitidus | |
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Stemonoporus nitidus 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 single 19th-century collection on a ridge in lowland evergreen rain forest. It is threatened by habitat loss from forest clearance for smallholder farms and plantations. Subsequent surveys have not located any populations,[1] and the species may be extinct.[1][2]
The species was first described by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1858.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Stemonoporus nitidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T30834A220446190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T30834A220446190.en. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ a b c "Stemonoporus nitidus Thwaites". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 February 2026.