Shorea Trapezifolia (IMAGE)

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Shorea Trapezifolia

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Shorea trapezifolia in bloom. S. trapezifolia is one of the most dominant canopy species preferring well drained middle and lower hill -slope habitats. It is one of the annually flowering Shorea species which co-occurs with mast-flowering Shoreas. S. congestiflora, an annually flowering species is more dominant at lower altitudes than at Sinharaja - a vicariant of S. trapezifolia.

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Nimal Gunatilleke

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