Gordonia speciosa

Gordonia speciosa is a species of plant in the family Theaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Gordonia speciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Theaceae
Genus: Gordonia
Species:
G. speciosa
Binomial name
Gordonia speciosa
(Gardner) Choisy

Uses

Ornamental; Bark - medicinal; Wood - light construction.

Culture

It is known as "රතු මිහිරිය - rathu mihiriya" in Sinhala.

gollark: ***THE WRATH OF YEMMEL***
gollark: This is quite funny. The claim which was apparently "blocking" his expansion and which has been removed? He's not (visibly) using the land there. At all.
gollark: Never mind, he did, eventually.
gollark: <@&198138780132179968> Dany is refusing to return the fake lava blocks taken from my claim which got removed.
gollark: Close enough.

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