Hydnocarpus octandrus 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.
Hydnocarpus octandra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Achariaceae |
Genus: | Hydnocarpus |
Species: | H. octandrus
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Binomial name | |
Hydnocarpus octandrus Thwaites
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Synonyms | |
Hydnocarpus octandra |
In culture
editKnown as "wal divul" in Sinhala
References
edit- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Hydnocarpus octandra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32551A9714874. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32551A9714874.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.