• Source: Diplospora erythrospora
  • Diplospora erythrospora is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.


    Appearance


    Shrub to Small tree.


    Leaves


    oval, base tapered, apex rounded to abruptly pointed, margin rolled down, glandular pits in vein axils beneath; petiole very short.


    Trunk


    branchlets stout, thickened at nodes; twigs compressed, glabrous.


    Flowers


    pale greenish yellow, small, nearly sessile; Inflorescence - dense cymes.


    Fruits


    ovaoid-subglobose berry, pulp purple; seeds bright red.


    Ecology


    montane forest understory


    References

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