Biology:Hopea similis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

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

Hopea similis is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a medium-sized tree endemic to New Guinea.[2] It grows in lowland rain forest, especially on ridges, in both eastern and western New Guinea.[1]

The species was first described by Dirk Fok van Slooten in 1953.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Barstow, M. 2024. Hopea similis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T37526A192087750. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T37526A192087750.en. Accessed 7 March 2026.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Hopea similis Slooten". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321000-1. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17572505 entry