Doona gardneri

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

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|image = Doona gardneri Govindoo.jpg

|status = VU

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Sri Lankan Red List Group |date=2024 |title=Shorea gardneri |volume=2024 |page=e.T30821A220446634 | |access-date=20 September 2024}}

|genus = Doona

|species = gardneri

|authority = Thwaites (1858)

|synonyms = Shorea gardneri {{small|(Thwaites) P.S.Ashton (1972 publ. 1973)}}

|synonyms_ref = {{cite web |title=Doona gardneri Thwaites |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320793-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=30 September 2024}}

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Doona gardneri is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Sri Lanka. It is commonly known as red doon in English and rath dun (රත් දුන්) in Sinhalese. It is a large tree native to lower montane rain forest, where it prefers deep, well-drained soils.Gunatilleke, C. V. S., I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke, Ashton, P. M. S., & Ashton, P. S. (1998). Seedling Growth of Shorea (Dipterocarpaceae) Across an Elevational Range in Southwest Sri Lanka. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 14(2), 231–245. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2560007 It grows in disjunct subpopulations at Ensalwatta, Adam's Peak, and Loolkandura at about 1,000 meters elevation.