Biology:Hopea brachyptera

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Short description: Species of tree

Hopea brachyptera
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Hopea
Species:
H. brachyptera
Binomial name
Hopea brachyptera
(Foxw.) Slooten
Synonyms[2]
  • Balanocarpus brachypterus Foxw.

Hopea brachyptera is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Philippines, where it is commonly known as Mindanao narek. It is a medium-sized tree which typically flowers in April. It grows in lowland rain forest below 500 meters elevation.[1]

The species was first described as Balanocarpus brachypterus by Frederick William Foxworthy in 1918. In 1956 Dirk Fok van Slooten placed the species in genus Hopea as H. brachyptera.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5485790 entry