Prunus ceylanica
Encyclopedia
Prunus ceylanica is a species of plant
in the Rosaceae
family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
and Is in danger of extinction by habitat loss .
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae are a medium-sized family of flowering plants, including about 2830 species in 95 genera. The name is derived from the type genus Rosa. Among the largest genera are Alchemilla , Sorbus , Crataegus , Cotoneaster , and Rubus...
family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and Is in danger of extinction by habitat loss .
Synonyms
- Pygeum Ceylanica Polydontia WightWightWight is a Middle English word, from Old English wiht, and used to describe a creature or living sentient being. It is akin to Old High German wiht, meaning a creature or thing.In its original usage the word wight described a living human being...
- Pygeum acuminatum Colebr.
- Pygeum cochinchinense J.E.Vidal
- Pygeum gardneri Hook.f.
- Pygeum glaberrimum Hook.f.
- Pygeum parviflorum Craib.
- Pygeum parvifolium ( Hook.f. ) Koehne
- Pygeum plagiocarpum Koehne
- Pygeum sisparense Gamble
- Pygeum tenuinerve Koehne
- Pygeum wightianum BlumeCarl Ludwig BlumeCharles Ludwig de Blume or Karl Ludwig von Blume was a German-Dutch botanist.He was born at Braunschweig in Germany, but studied at Leiden University and spent his professional life working in the Dutch East Indies and in the Netherlands, where he was Director of the Rijksherbarium at Leiden...
- Pygeum wightianum var. parvifolium ThwaitesThwaitesThwaites may refer to:* Thwaites Brewery* Thwaites & Reed, oldest clockmakers in the world- Surnames :*Brenton Thwaites , Australian actor*Caitlin Thwaites , Australian netball and volleyball player...
- Pygeum wightianum var. ex Thwaites parvifolium Hook.f.
- Zeylanicum Pygeum Gaertn.