''Anthoshorea assamica'' is a species of tree in the family

Dipterocarpaceae Dipterocarpaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants with 22 genera and about 695 known species of mainly lowland tropical forest trees. Their distribution is pantropical, from northern South America to Africa, the Seychelles, India ...

, It is a large tree, growing to more than 50 meters in height. It flowers from June to July and fruits in December and January. The species ranges from

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in the eastern Himalayas to

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in south-central China, and southwards through Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi, and Maluku. It grows in valleys in lowland tropical forests up to 1000 meters elevation. Its seedlings and saplings can tolerate some shade. The tree is not fire resistant.

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{{taxonbar, from=Q130332310 assamica Flora of Assam (region) Flora of Borneo Flora of South-Central China Flora of East Himalaya Flora of Malaya Flora of the Maluku Islands Flora of Myanmar Flora of the Philippines Flora of Sulawesi Flora of Sumatra Flora of Thailand Flora of Tibet Plants described in 1874 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN