Hortonia angustifolia

Hortonia angustifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Monimiaceae
Genus: Hortonia
Species: H. angustifolia
Binomial name
Hortonia angustifolia
Trimen

Hortonia angustifolia is a species of plant in the Monimiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

linear-lanceolate, pointed ends, faintly 3-veined at base.

Trunk

branches slender.

Flowers

pale yellow, slender, drooping; Inflorescence - racemes with few flowers.

Fruits

dark crimson, ovoid, compressed, obliquely pointed, pulpy.

Ecology

rain forest near waterways.

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