Gordonia ceylanica is a species of plant in the family Theaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]

Gordonia ceylanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Theaceae
Genus:	Gordonia
Species:	G. ceylanica
Binomial name
Gordonia ceylanica Wight

Culture

It is known as "සුදු මිහිරිය - sudu mihiriya" in Sinhala.

Chemical constituents

The plant contains the oleanane-type triterpenoids 3beta-acetoxy-11alpha(2',3'-epoxyferulyloxy)-olean-13(18)-ene and α-spinasterol.[2]

References

Additional sources

This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (September 2014)

• http://www.corbetsview.com/flowers/Sudu-mihiriya.htm
• http://dl.nsf.ac.lk/handle/1/11802
• http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=1294&s=Family_name
• http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/k000704174?history=true

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