Biology:Vatica cuspidata

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Short description: Species of tree

Vatica cuspidata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Vatica
Species:
V. cuspidata
Binomial name
Vatica cuspidata
(Ridl.) Desch
Synonyms[2]

Sunaptea cuspidata Ridl.

Vatica cuspidata is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It grows in lowland rain forest, on coastal hills around 150 metres elevation and inland ridges from 300 to 800 metres elevation. It is threatened by habitat loss, and the IUCN Red List assesses the species as Near Threatened.[1]

The species was first described as Sunaptea cuspidata by Henry Nicholas Ridley in 1920. In 1934 H. E. Desch placed the species in genus Vatica as V. cuspidata.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3016192 entry