Shorea affinis
Encyclopedia
Shorea affinis is a plant species in the Dipterocarpaceae
family endemic to Sri Lanka
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Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 17 genera and approximately 500 species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus Dipterocarpus, is derived from Greek and refers to the two-winged fruit...
family 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...
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Source
- Ashton, P. 1998. Shorea affinis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.