Doona macrophylla, synonym Shorea megistophylla, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Sri Lanka. It is an emergent tree which typically grows by rivers and streams in the remaining lowland wet evergreen rain forest of southwestern Sri Lanka.[1]
| Doona macrophylla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Doona |
| Species: | D. macrophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Doona macrophylla Thwaites (1864)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Shorea megistophylla P.S.Ashton (1972 publ. 1973) | |
References
edit- ^ a b Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Shorea megistophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T30822A220446690. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Doona macrophylla Thwaites". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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