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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Achariaceae
Genus: Hydnocarpus
Species:
H. octandrus
Binomial name
Hydnocarpus octandrus
Thwaites
Synonyms

Hydnocarpus octandra

In culture

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Known as "wal divul" in Sinhala

References

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  1. ^ 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.