Biology:Vatica brunigii

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Short description: Species of plant

Vatica brunigii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Vatica
Species:
V. brunigii
Binomial name
Vatica brunigii
P.S.Ashton (1967)
Synonyms[2]

Sunaptea brunigii (P.S.Ashton) Kosterm.

Vatica brunigii is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo and eastern Sumatra.[2] In Borneo it is native to western Brunei, Sarawak, and western Kalimantan. It grows up to 30 metres tall. It grows in heath forests and on dry ridges.[1]

It is threatened by habitat loss, and the IUCN Red List assesses the species as near threatened.[1]

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

This tree has some medicinal properties.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chua, L.S.L., Cicuzza, D., Ganesan, S.K, Hamidi, A., Rachmat, H.H., Julia, S., Khoo, E., Kusumadewi, Y., Ling, C.Y., Maycock, C.R., Randi, A., Robiansyah, I., Strijk, J.S., Tsen, S., Bodos, V., Nilus, R., Sugau, J. & Pereira, J.T. (2023). "Vatica brunigii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T31932A215142019.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/31932/215142019. Retrieved 16 April 2026. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Vatica brunigii P.S.Ashton". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321600-1. 

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