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Hopea jucunda is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.

Hopea jucunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Hopea
Species:	H. jucunda
Binomial name
Hopea jucunda Thwaites

Uses

Wood - construction timber.

Culture

Known as රත් බෙරලිය (rath beraliya) in Sinhala.

Sources

• Ashton, P. (1998). "Hopea jucunda subsp. jucunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30810A9579078. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30810A9579078.en. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
• http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=443594
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/244514431_Balanocarpol_a_new_polyphenol_from_Balanocarpus_zeylanicus(trimen)_and_Hopea_jucunda(Thw.)(Dipterocarpaceae)
• http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/k000700737
• http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/1985/P1/P19850001807
• http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2853186

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