''Scolopia crassipes'' is a species of plant in the family

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Description

Leaves very variable, oblong-ovate, cordate to rounded base, acute to obtuse apex, margins faintly scalloped.

Trunk

Bark - gray; branches slender, compound axillary spines.

Flowers

White; Inflorescence - simple racemes shorter than leaves.

Fruits

Bright red, fleshy, ovoid berry.

Ecology

Monsoon, intermediate, and rain forest understory.

Culture

Known as ක‍ටු කුරුදු (katu kurundu) in Sinhala.

External links

* https://www.ipni.org/n/112087-1 * http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/S/Scolopia_schreberi/ * http://gni.globalnames.org/name_strings?page=275&search_term=ns%3ASCO* * http://arctos.database.museum/name/Scolopia%20schreberi * http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/HBS/botany/cultivatedplants/?pg=search&str=flacourtiaceae&fld=&lngID=887655681 Endemic flora of Sri Lanka schreberi Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin {{Salicaceae-stub