''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