Isonandra montana
Appearance
Isonandra montana | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Genus: | Isonandra |
Species: | I. montana
|
Binomial name | |
Isonandra montana (Thwaites) Gamble
| |
Synonyms[1] | |
|
Isonandra montana is a plant species first described in 1860.[2][3]
Isonandra montana is a small tree up to 10 meters tall, native to Sri Lanka[1] and possibly to the Western Ghats of India.[4]
The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Thwaites, George Henry Kendrick. 1860. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae 177-178 description in Latin, commentary in English
- ^ Tropicos, Isonandra montana (Thwaites) Gamble
- ^ Vascular Plant Image Library, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Isonandra montana (Thw.) Gamble - Sapotaceae
- ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books