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

Nargedia macrocarpa
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
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

Leaves

large, oblong to lanceolate, pointed ends.

Trunk

Bark - smooth, polished yellow.

Flowers

cream, rather small, 1–3 in axils.

Fruits

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

Ecology

rain forest understory of wet zone.

Culture

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

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