Stemonoporus acuminatus

Stemonoporus acuminatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Stemonoporus
Species:
S. acuminatus
Binomial name
Stemonoporus acuminatus
Synonyms
  • Hemiphractum oxyandrum Turcz.
  • Sunapteopsis jucunda (Thwaites ex Dyer) F.Heim
  • Vateria acuminata Thwaites, nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Vateria jucunda Thwaites ex Dyer
  • Vatica acuminata A.DC. (1868)
  • Vesquella acuminata (A.DC.) F.Heim

Stemonoporus acuminatus is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka. It is native to lowland and montane evergreen rain forests above 600 metres elevation.

The species was first described as Vatica acuminata by Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle in 1868. In 1871 Richard Henry Beddome placed the species in genus Stemonoporus as S. acuminatus.

Trunk

Often distorted.

Flowers

Inflorescence - axillary.

References

  1. 1 2 Sri Lankan Red List Group (2024). "Stemonoporus acuminatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T30827A220448265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T30827A220448265.en. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Stemonoporus acuminatus (A.DC.) Bedd". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2026.