Doona cordifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Sri Lanka, commonly known as red doon. It is native to southwestern Sri Lanka, where it is a canopy tree in remaining lowland humid evergreen rain forest.[1]

Doona cordifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Doona
Species:
D. cordifolia
Binomial name
Doona cordifolia
Thwaites (1858)
Synonyms[2]
  • Caryolobis indica Gaertn. (1788)
  • Doona nervosa Thwaites (1858)
  • Shorea cordifolia (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton (1972 publ. 1973)

Sources

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  1. ^ a b Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Shorea cordifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T30819A220448324. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Doona cordifolia Thwaites". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 September 2024.