Hopea dryobalanoides
| Hopea dryobalanoides | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Hopea |
| Species: | H. dryobalanoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Hopea dryobalanoides | |
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Hopea dryobalanoides is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet dryobalanoides means "resembling Dryobalanops", referring to that genus of trees and particularly their leaf veins.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]Hopea dryobalanoides grows up to 45 metres (150 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 1.3 m (4 ft). It has buttresses up to 2 m (7 ft) tall. The bark is cracked and flaky. The papery leaves are lanceolate to ovate and measure up to 12 cm (5 in) long. The inflorescences bear up to six yellowish-cream flowers. The nuts are egg-shaped, measuring up to 1 cm (0.4 in) long.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]Hopea dryobalanoides is native to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest, to elevations of 600 m (2,000 ft).[1]
References
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