Isonandra montana

Isonandra montana is plant species first described 1860.[2][3]

Isonandra montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Sapotaceae
Genus:
Isonandra
Species:
I. montana
Binomial name
Isonandra montana
(Thwaites) Gamble
Synonyms[1]
  • Isonandra lanceolata var. montana (Thwaites) Thwaites
  • Isonandra wightiana var. montana Thwaites

Isonandra montana is a small tree up to 10 meters tall, native to Sri Lanka and to Kerala.[1][4]

The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[5]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Thwaites, George Henry Kendrick. 1860. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae 177-178 description in Latin, commentary in English
  3. Tropicos, Isonandra montana (Thwaites) Gamble
  4. Vascular Plant Image Library, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Isonandra montana (Thw.) Gamble - Sapotaceae
  5. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books


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