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Petchia ceylanica (Wight) Livera
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Previous name used in the website: |
Petchia ceylanica |
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APOCYNACEAE
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Sinhala name: |
Wal kaduru (වල්කදුරු) Kukul kaduru (කුකුල් කදුරු) Wasa Kaduru (වස කදුරු )
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Conservation status: |
NT - Near Threatened - NRL - 2020
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Description: |
A slender, glabrous treelet. Leaves usually in whorls of three at the branching, otherwise opposite; ovate or broadly lanceolate; leaf-blade 4 - 7 cm long and 2 - 3.5 cm wide, widest in or below the middle, acute at the base, caudate-acuminate, but obtuse at the apex. Reticulate venation more clearly elevated on upper than under surface. Merocarps 1.2 - 1.8 cm long when one-seeded or each joint about 1 - 1.2 cm long when moniliform; glabrous, bright red when ripe.
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Endemic
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