Discospermum sphaerocarpum
Discospermum sphaerocarpum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Discospermum |
Species: | D. sphaerocarpum
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Binomial name | |
Discospermum sphaerocarpum | |
Synonyms | |
Diplospora dalzellii (Thwaites) Hook.f. |
Discospermum sphaerocarpum is a small tree of family Rubiaceae that is native to India and Sri Lanka. Tricalysia dalzellii is considered a synonym, but in Sri Lanka, Tricalysia dalzellii is sometimes accepted in text books and field guides that regard it as an endemic species.
In culture[edit]
The plant known as Tricalysia dalzellii is known as "vella" by Sri Lankans.
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