''Stemonoporus'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...
s in the family
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants with 22 genera and about 695 known species of mainly lowland tropical forest trees. Their distribution is pantropical, from northern South America to Africa, the Seychelles, India ...
. The genus is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
.
[ It contains as many as 26 species, all but one confined to the perhumid forests of the island.
]
Species
26 species are accepted:[This list has been compiled from th]
Dipterocarpaceae Data Base
− held and maintained at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
* '' Stemonoporus acuminatus'' – (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton
* ''Stemonoporus affinis
''Stemonoporus affinis'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is Endemism, endemic to Sri Lanka.
References
Flora of Sri Lanka
Stemonoporus, affinis
Critically endangered plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
...
'' – Thwaites
* '' Stemonoporus angustisepalus'' – Kosterm.
* '' Stemonoporus bullatus'' – Kosterm.
* '' Stemonoporus canaliculatus'' – Thwaites
* ''Stemonoporus ceylanicus
''Stemonoporus'' is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka. It contains as many as 26 species, all but one confined to the perhumid forests of the island.
Species
26 species are accepted:This list has ...
'' – (Wight) Alston
* '' Stemonoporus cordifolius'' – (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton
* ''Stemonoporus elegans
''Stemonoporus elegans'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in Sou ...
'' – Thwaites
* '' Stemonoporus gardneri'' – Thwaites
* ''Stemonoporus gilimalensis
''Stemonoporus gilimalensis'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country i ...
'' – Kosterm.
* ''Stemonoporus gracilis
''Stemonoporus gracilis'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in So ...
'' – Kosterm.
* ''Stemonoporus kanneliyensis
''Stemonoporus kanneliyensis'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country ...
'' – Kosterm.
* '' Stemonoporus laevifolius'' – Kosterm.
* '' Stemonoporus lanceolatus'' – Thwaites
* ''Stemonoporus lancifolius
''Stemonoporus lancifolius'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in ...
'' – (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton
* ''Stemonoporus latisepalus
''Stemonoporus latisepalus'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in ...
'' – Kosterm.
* ''Stemonoporus marginalis
''Stemonoporus marginalis'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in ...
'' – Kosterm.
* ''Stemonoporus moonii
''Stemonoporus moonii'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is ...
'' – Thwaites
* ''Stemonoporus nitidus
''Stemonoporus nitidus'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in Sou ...
'' – Thwaites
* ''Stemonoporus oblongifolius
''Stemonoporus oblongifolius'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country ...
'' – Thwaites
* ''Stemonoporus petiolaris
''Stemonoporus petiolaris'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in ...
'' – Thwaites
* ''Stemonoporus reticulatus
''Stemonoporus reticulatus'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in ...
'' – Thwaites
* ''Stemonoporus revolutus
''Stemonoporus revolutus'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in S ...
'' – Trimen ex Hook.f.
* ''Stemonoporus rigidus
''Stemonoporus rigidus'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in Sou ...
'' – Thwaites
* ''Stemonoporus scalarinervis
''Stemonoporus'' is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka. It contains as many as 26 species, all but one confined to the perhumid forests of the island.
Species
26 species are accepted:This list has ...
'' – Kosterm.
* '' Stemonoporus scaphifolius'' – Kosterm.
References
Dipterocarpaceae genera
Endemic flora of Sri Lanka
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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