| Psydrax montana | |
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| Psydrax montana in Hakgale Botanical Garden | |
| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Psydrax |
| Species: | P. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Psydrax montana (Thwaites) Ridsdale | |
| Synonyms | |
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Canthium montanum Thwaites | |
Psydrax montana is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.
Culture
Known as "වල් බුරුත - wal burutha (meaning wild satin)" in Sinhala.
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Psydrax montanum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38042A10094682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38042A10094682.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books
External links
Media related to Psydrax montana at Wikimedia Commons
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Psydrax montana | |
| Canthium montanum | |
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