Homalium ceylanicum
Flowers of Homalium ceylanicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Homalium
Species:
H. ceylanicum
Binomial name
Homalium ceylanicum
(Gardner) Benth.
Synonyms
  • Blackwellia ceylanica Gardner
  • Homalium balansae Gagnep
  • Homalium bhamoense Cubitt & W.W. Sm.
  • Homalium ceylanicum var. laoticum (Gagnep.) G.S. Fan
  • Homalium hainanense Gagnep.
  • Homalium laoticum Gagnep.
  • Homalium laoticum var. glabratum C.Y. Wu

Homalium ceylanicum is a species of tree which grows up to 30 metres tall. It has buttressed roots. It is cultivated as an ornamental tree and for its wood, which can be used commercially.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Homalium ceylanicum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". efloras.org. Retrieved 2014-05-17.


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