Stemonoporus scaphifolius

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

Stemonoporus scaphifolius is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a small tree endemic to Sri Lanka. It is known from a single collection made in 1980 from lowland evergreen dipterocarp rain forest in Ratnapura District. It is either extremely rare or extinct.[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 scaphifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T36434A220448153. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T36434A220448153.en. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Stemonoporus scaphifolius Kosterm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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