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Discospermum sphaerocarpum

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Discospermum sphaerocarpum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Discospermum
Species:
D. sphaerocarpum
Binomial name
Discospermum sphaerocarpum
Synonyms

Diplospora dalzellii (Thwaites) Hook.f.
Diplospora sphaerocarpa (Dalzell ex Hook.f.) Hook.f.
Discospermum dalzellii Thwaites
Tricalysia dalzellii (Thwaites) Alston
Tricalysia sphaerocarpa (Dalzell ex Hook.f.) Gamble

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

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The plant known as Tricalysia dalzellii is known as "vella" by Sri Lankans.

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