Bombax malabaricum DC.

PLANTS of CEYLON
Salmalia malabarica (DO.) Schott
(Bomb ac ac e ae ) ST"Endl •
Locality N*W* CeVlon5 Wilpattu
National Park, between
Kanjuran Villu and Kurautu
Occurrence^ u.
On sand m low stature forest
Date 26 April 1969 Alt-	m
Coll. D- MueIler-Dombois, N. Wirawan, jf0>69O4-26O2
R. Q. Cooray and N. Balakrisbnan
Remarks: Collected as voucher for ecological observations
Tall emergent; large aark red
actinomorpbic flowers, dropped
on ground, just many still on;
tree without leaves now, about
15 m tall
det. by: N. Wirav/an
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