Kingdom Plantae Family Rubiaceae Scientific name Tricalysia erythrospora | Order Gentianales Genus Diplospora Rank Species | |
Diplospora erythrospora is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
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Appearance
Shrub to Small tree.
Leaves
oval, base tapered, apex rounded to abruptly pointed, margin rolled down, glandular pits in vein axils beneath; petiole very short.
Trunk
branchlets stout, thickened at nodes; twigs compressed, glabrous.
Flowers
pale greenish yellow, small, nearly sessile; Inflorescence - dense cymes.
Fruits
ovaoid-subglobose berry, pulp purple; seeds bright red.
Ecology
montane forest understory
References
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