Scolopia schreberi

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Scolopia schreberi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Scolopia
Species:
S. schreberi
Binomial name
Scolopia schreberi

Scolopia crassipes is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Description

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

Trunk

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Bark - gray; branches slender, compound axillary spines.

Flowers

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White; Inflorescence - simple racemes shorter than leaves.

Fruits

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Bright red, fleshy, ovoid berry.

Ecology

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Monsoon, intermediate, and rain forest understory.

Culture

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Known as ක‍ටු කුරුදු (katu kurundu) in Sinhala.

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