Allophylus zeylanicus L.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Allophylus

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. The bark is pale of white. Young shoots have white hairs. The leaves are oval and have points at the tip. The fruit are red.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland areas, wetlands and evergreen forests. It can grow up to 2,000 m above sea level.
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Uses medicinal
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Images

Allophylus zeylanicus unspecified picture

Distribution

Allophylus zeylanicus world distribution map, present in Sri Lanka

Conservation status

Allophylus zeylanicus threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:781996-1
WFO ID wfo-0000526939
COL ID BYLH
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Synonyms

Ornitrophe allophyllus Schmidelia acuminata Schmidelia varians Schmidelia conferta Schmidelia hispida Allophylus zeylanicus Allophylus hispidus Schmidelia allophyllus Allophylus acuminatus Allophylus varians Allophylus zeylanicus var. acuminatus Allophylus zeylanicus var. hispidus Allophylus zeylanicus var. thwaitesii Allophylus zeylanicus var. varians