Doona cordifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Sri Lanka, commonly known as red doon. It is native to southwestern Sri Lanka, where it is a canopy tree in remaining lowland humid evergreen rain forest.[1]
Doona cordifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Doona |
Species: | D. cordifolia
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Binomial name | |
Doona cordifolia Thwaites (1858)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Sources
edit- ^ a b Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Shorea cordifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T30819A220448324. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Doona cordifolia Thwaites". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 September 2024.