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Stemonoporus

Stemonoporus is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka. It contains 26 species, all but one confined to the perhumid forests of the island.

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Stemonoporus
Stemonoporus affinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Subfamily: Dipterocarpoideae
Genus: Stemonoporus
Thwaites
Synonyms1
  • Hemiphractum Turcz.
  • Kunckelia F.Heim
  • Monoporandra Thwaites
  • Sunapteopsis F.Heim
  • Vesquella F.Heim

Stemonoporus is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka.1 It contains 26 species,1 all but one confined to the perhumid forests of the island.

Species

26 species are accepted:12

References

References

  1. Stemonoporus Thwaites. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 29 January 2026.
  2. This list has been compiled from the Dipterocarpaceae Data Base − held and maintained at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.