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Kokoona zeylanica is a large forest tree in the spindle family (Celastraceae), endemic to Sri Lanka and listed as threatened by the IUCN. It is a wild tree rather than a garden or houseplant, so it is not usually grown for care.
Kokoona zeylanica, known in Sinhala as කොකුන් (Kokun) is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is not to be confused with the similar sounding word කොකුම් which stands for the Kokum plant. The genus was formerly classified in the family Hippocrateaceae.
It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is extant at Adam's Peak and at Kanneliya.
The kokun is regarded as a medicinal plant traditionally used in a number of conditions. The seed oil from this plant is effective as a leech repellent.
Kokoona coriacea · Kokoona leucoclada · Kokoona littoralis · Kokoona ochracea · Kokoona ovatolanceolata · Kokoona reflexa · Kokoona sabahana · Kokoona sessilis · Kokoona
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kokoona zeylanica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
