Shorea ovalifolia (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton (1973 "1972":363)
Pini-beraliya
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Doona ovalifolia Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 402 (1864)
Conservation Status
Last wild record: uncertain (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Rediscovered in the Wild in: 2020 (Wijesundara et al., 2020:5 [date not specified]; Sri Lankan Red List Group, 2024)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Still listed as Extinct in the Wild by (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024).
Distribution
Sri Lanka (south-east)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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