Hopea jucunda is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.

Hopea jucunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Hopea
Species:
H. jucunda
Binomial name
Hopea jucunda

Uses

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Wood - construction timber.

Culture

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Known as රත් බෙරලිය (rath beraliya) in Sinhala.

Sources

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  • Ashton, P. (1998). "Hopea jucunda subsp. jucunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30810A9579078. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30810A9579078.en. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  • http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=443594
  • https://www.researchgate.net/publication/244514431_Balanocarpol_a_new_polyphenol_from_Balanocarpus_zeylanicus(trimen)_and_Hopea_jucunda(Thw.)(Dipterocarpaceae)
  • http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/k000700737
  • http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/1985/P1/P19850001807
  • http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2853186