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Polyspora gardneri or previously known as Gordonia speciosa, is a species of plant in the family Theaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is red in colour, which gives it the name 'rathu mihiriya', meaning 'red beauty' in Sinhala. It has oval shaped leaves. Polyspora gardneri is at high risk of extinction, as it is found in only one location, which contains fewer than 100 individual trees. This species was once more common in forests above Ramboda in Sri Lanka, but has undergone severe population declines. These species is only seen in mountains at altitudes exceeding 1,270 meters above sea level. It was discovered in 1847.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Polyspora gardneri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
