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''Discospermum sphaerocarpum'' is a small tree of family Rubiaceae that is endemic to
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. Sometimes due to various classifications it is accepted that the plant is also found in India. In
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, this endemic species is commonly known as ''Tricalysia dalzellii'' in text books and field guides.


In culture

The plant known as ''Tricalysia dalzellii'' is known as "vella" by Sri Lankans.


References

* http://culturesheet.org/rubiaceae:discospermum:sphaerocarpum * http://culturesheet.org/rubiaceae:tricalysia:dalzellii


External links

* http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-63085 * http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/244707 {{Taxonbar, from=Q15439596 Endemic flora of Sri Lanka Coffeeae Taxa named by Nicol Alexander Dalzell