Elaeodendron glaucum

Elaeodendron glaucum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Elaeodendron
Species:
E. glaucum
Binomial name
Elaeodendron glaucum
Synonyms
  • Barringtonia sphaerocarpa C.A.Gardner
  • Cassine glauca (Rottb.) Kuntze
  • Celastrus glaucus (Rottb.) Vahl
  • Mangifera glauca Rottb. (1783)
  • Senacia glauca (Rottb.) Lam.

Elaeodendron glaucum, known as නෙරලු (neralu) in Sinhala, is a species of tree in the staff vine family, Celastraceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it grows in dry forests and lowland rain forests.

The species was first described as Mangifera glauca by Christen Friis Rottbøll in 1783. In 1805 Christiaan Hendrik Persoon placed the species in genus Elaeodendron as E. glaucum.

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2025). "Elaeodendron glaucum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T250632478A250632480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T250632478A250632480.en. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Elaeodendron glaucum (Rottb.) Pers". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 April 2026.