Isonandra montana
| Isonandra montana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Isonandra |
| Species: | I. montana
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| Binomial name | |
| Isonandra montana (Thwaites) Gamble
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
- ^ 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