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Scolopia crassipes is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Scolopia schreberi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Scolopia
Species:	S. schreberi
Binomial name
Scolopia schreberi J.F.Gmel.

Description

Leaves very variable, oblong-ovate, cordate to rounded base, acute to obtuse apex, margins faintly scalloped.

Trunk

Bark - gray; branches slender, compound axillary spines.

Flowers

White; Inflorescence - simple racemes shorter than leaves.

Fruits

Bright red, fleshy, ovoid berry.

Ecology

Monsoon, intermediate, and rain forest understory.

Culture

Known as ක‍ටු කුරුදු (katu kurundu) in Sinhala.

External links

• http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do;jsessionid=77BECE62359DD9B842283ABDFB25A844?id=112087-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvPlantNameSearch.do%3Bjsessionid%3D77BECE62359DD9B842283ABDFB25A844%3Ffind_infragenus%3D%26find_isAPNIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_geoUnit%3D%26find_includePublicationAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_addedSince%3D%26find_family%3D%26find_genus%3DScolopia%26find_isGCIRecord%3Dtrue%26find_infrafamily%3D%26find_rankToReturn%3D%26find_publicationTitle%3D%26find_authorAbbrev%3D%26find_infraspecies%3D%26find_includeBasionymAuthors%3Dtrue%26find_modifiedSince%3D%26find_isIKRecord%3Dtrue%26find_species%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal
• http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/S/Scolopia_schreberi/
• http://gni.globalnames.org/name_strings?page=275&search_term=ns%3ASCO*
• http://arctos.database.museum/name/Scolopia%20schreberi
• http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/HBS/botany/cultivatedplants/?pg=search&str=flacourtiaceae&fld=&lngID=887655681

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