Anisoptera costata
| Anisoptera costata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Anisoptera |
| Species: | A. costata |
| Binomial name | |
| Anisoptera costata Korth.[1] | |
Anisoptera costata is an endangered species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.[2] The name costata is derived from Latin (costatus = ribbed) and describes the prominent venation of the leaf blade. A huge emergent tree up to 65 m high, it is found in evergreen and semi-evergreen lowland forests of Indo-Burma and in mixed dipterocarp forests of Malesia. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]
References
- 1 2 Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Anisoptera costata Korth." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 73–74. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
- ↑ Ashton, P. 1998. Anisoptera costata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
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