Hydnocarpus octandra

Hydnocarpus octandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Achariaceae
Genus: Hydnocarpus
Species: H. octandra
Binomial name
Hydnocarpus octandra
Thwaites

Hydnocarpus octandra is a species of plant in the Achariaceae family, but originally placed in the Flacourtiaceae family by Arthur Cronquist. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

In culture

Known as "wal divul" in Sinhala

Sources

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