Biology:Hopea kerangasensis

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Hopea kerangasensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Hopea
Species:
H. kerangasensis
Binomial name
Hopea kerangasensis
P.S.Ashton

Hopea kerangasensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It a tree native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra.[2] It is a tall tree which can grow up to 40 metres tall. It grows in heath forests (kerangas) and lowland rain forests on sandstone. It is threatened with habitat loss from logging and expansion of agriculture and plantations. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Vulnerable.[1]

The species was described by Peter Shaw Ashton in 1967.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chua, L.S.L., Cicuzza, D., Ganesan, S.K, Hamidi, A., Rachmat, H.H., Julia, S., Kusuma, Y.W.C.K, Kusumadewi, Y., Ling, C.Y., Randi, A., Robiansyah, I., Strijk, J.S. & Bodos, V. (2023). "Hopea kerangasensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T31903A215141967.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/31903/215141967. Retrieved 14 April 2026. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Hopea kerangasensis P.S.Ashton". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320923-1. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5485861 entry