Symplocos nicolsonii

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Symplocos nicolsonii is a species of evergreen tree in the family Symplocaceae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India.{{cite news|title=New Discoveries: A Mackerel, a Crane Fly, and a Tree|url=https://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/new-discoveries-a-mackerel-a-crane-fly-and-a-tree|work=California Academy of Sciences|accessdate=16 October 2017}}{{cite news|title=Symplocos nicolsonii, (Symplocaceae) a new species from the Southern Western Ghats, India|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306347232|work=ResearchGate|accessdate=16 October 2017}}{{cite journal|title=Symplocos nicolsonii, (Symplocaceae) a new species from the Western Ghats|url=http://www.annalsofplantsciences.com/index.php/aps/article/view/257|journal=Annals of Plant Sciences|date=20 August 2016|volume=5|issue=7|pages=1389–1391|doi=10.21746/aps.2016.07.004|accessdate=16 October 2017|last1=R|first1=Jagadeesan|last2=A|first2=Gangaprasad|last3=Mathew|first3=Sam P.|last4=e. s|first4=Santhosh Kumar|last5=J|first5=Stephan|doi-access=free}}

The species was named after the noted botanical taxonomist Dan H. Nicolson.{{cite news|title=New evergreen tree species found in Western Ghats|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/New-evergreen-tree-species-found-in-Western-Ghats/article15477103.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=16 October 2017}}