Nargedia macrocarpa

Nargedia macrocarpa
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Nargedia
Species:	N. macrocarpa
Binomial name
	Nargedia macrocarpa; (Thwaites) Beddome

Nargedia macrocarpa is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

large, oblong to lanceolate, pointed ends.

Bark - smooth, polished yellow.

cream, rather small, 1–3 in axils.

broadly ovoid berry, slightly tapering at ends; seeds 2–3.

rain forest understory of wet zone.

Known as "වල් කෝපි - wal kopi" in Sinhala.

World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Nargedia macrocarpa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T32568A9715498. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32568A9715498.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

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