Polypleurum wallichii (R.Br. ex Griff.) Warm.

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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Kew Backbone Distributions

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