Biology:Phoebe bootanica

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Short description: Species of tree

Phoebe bootanica
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Phoebe
Species:
P. bootanica
Binomial name
Phoebe bootanica
(Meisn.) M.Gangop.
Synonyms[2]
  • Machilus bootanicus Meisn.
  • Persea bootanica (Meisn.) Kosterm.
  • Phoebe assamica Kalyankumar
  • Phoebe cooperiana P.C.Kanjilal & Das
  • Phoebe goalparensis Hutch.
  • Phoebe hainesiana Brandis

Phoebe bootanica (Meitei: Uningthou;[3][4] literally, "tree king" or "wood king"[3]) is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae[5] It is native to the central and eastern Himalayas, including Nepal and Bhutan, and northeastern India.[2] It is the state tree of Manipur.[6] It can grow up to 30 metres tall. Its natural habitat is moist subtropical to temperate montane forests from 1,300 to 1,600 metres elevation. The species is threatened with habitat loss from deforestation for agriculture, plantations, and timber extraction. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Endangered.[1]

The species was first described as Machilus bootanicus by Carl Meissner in 1864. In 2011 Mohan Gangopadhyay placed the species in genus Phoebe as P. bootanica.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18076700 entry