Homalium ceylanicum

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]

Homalium ceylanicum
Flowers of Homalium ceylanicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
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

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


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