Cotylelobium burckii

Cotylelobium burckii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Cotylelobium
Species: C. burckii
Binomial name
Cotylelobium burckii
(F.Heim) F.Heim[2]
Synonyms
  • Cotylelobium asperum Slooten
  • Cotylelobium flavum Pierre
  • Sunaptea burckii (F.Heim) Kosterm.
  • Vatica burckii F.Heim

Cotylelobium burckii is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The species is named after W. Burck, (1848–1910), a botanist that worked on the Dipterocarpaceae and the Sapotaceae. C. burckii is a canopy tree, up to 40 m, found in kerangas forests on deep white sand podsols.[2] The species is endemic to Borneo. It is found in at least two protected areas (Bako National Park and Gunung Mulu National Park).

References

  1. Ashton, P. 1998. Cotylelobium burckii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 November 2007.
  2. 1 2 Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Cotylelobium burckii (F.Heim) F.Heim" (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. 81–82. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 11 November 2007.


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