''Allophylus zeylanicus'' ( si, වල් කොබ්බෑ - ''wal kobbe'') is a species of

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...

in the family

Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in tempera ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

Description

The appearance of the ''Allophylus zeylanicus'' is usually of a small shrub or treelet. The leaves are oval in shape with points at the end, with entire margins. The bark is a whitish color, the young shots are covered in small hairs. The flowers are red, ovoid, smooth. The whole plant is used in medicinal purposes.

Habitat and ecology

This plant species can be found in lowland areas, wetlands, and evergreen forests. The ''Allophylus zeylanicus'' is part of a terrestrial system.Allophylus Zeylanicus — Details." Encyclopedia of Life. World Conservation Monitoring Centre, n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. . The ''Allophylus zeylanicus'' will occur within and up to 2000m of the

montane zone Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

References

Endemic flora of Sri Lanka zeylanicus Vulnerable plants Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{sapindales-stub