Biology:Hopea montana

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Short description: Species of tree

Hopea montana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Hopea
Species:
H. montana
Binomial name
Hopea montana
Symington

Hopea montana is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra,[1], and Peninsular Thailand.[2] It grows on hill slopes in submontane dipterocarp rain forest from 900 to 1,200 metres elevation.[1]

The species was described by Colin Fraser Symington in 1941.[2] The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chua, L.S.L., Cicuzza, D., Ganesan, S.K, Hamidi, A., Rachmat, H.H., Khoo, E., Kusumadewi, Y., Maycock, C.R., Randi, A., Robiansyah, I., Strijk, J.S., Tsen, S., Nilus, R., Sugau, J., Pereira, J.T. & Kusuma, Y.W.C.K. (2023). "Hopea montana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T31761A215141829.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/31761/215141829. Retrieved 15 April 2026. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Hopea montana Symington". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320954-1. 
  3. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books

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