Diplospora erythrospora
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Diplospora
Species:	D. erythrospora
Binomial name
Diplospora erythrospora (Thwaites) Hook.f.
Synonyms
Tricalysia erythrospora (Thwaites) Alston Discospermum erythrosporum Thwaites

Diplospora erythrospora is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Appearance

Shrub to Small tree.

Leaves

oval, base tapered, apex rounded to abruptly pointed, margin rolled down, glandular pits in vein axils beneath; petiole very short.

Trunk

branchlets stout, thickened at nodes; twigs compressed, glabrous.

Flowers

pale greenish yellow, small, nearly sessile; Inflorescence - dense cymes.

Fruits

ovaoid-subglobose berry, pulp purple; seeds bright red.

Ecology

montane forest understory