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Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 16 genera and about 695 known species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus ''Dipterocarpus'', is derived from Greek (''di'' = two, ''pteron'' = wing and ''karpos'' = fruit) and refers to the two-winged fruit. The largest genera are ''Shorea'' (196 species), ''Hopea'' (104 species), ''Dipterocarpus'' (70 species), and ''Vatica'' (65 species).Ashton, P.S. Dipterocarpaceae. In ''Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak,'' Volume 5, 2004. Soepadmo, E., Saw, L. G. and Chung, R. C. K. eds. Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Many are large forest-emergent species, typically reaching heights of 40–70 m, some even over 80 m (in the genera ''Dryobalanops'', ''Hopea'' and ''Shorea''), with the tallest known living specimen (''Shorea faguetiana'') 93.0 m tall. The species of this family are of major importance in the timber trade. Their distribution is pantropical, from northern South America to Africa, the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipterocarpus
'' D. retusus'' in Köhler ''Dipterocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants and the type genus of family Dipterocarpaceae. ''Dipterocarpus'' is the third-largest and most diverse genus among the Dipterocarpaceae. The species are well known for timber, but less acknowledged for use in traditional herbal medicine. The genus has about 70 species, occurring in South Asia and Southeast Asia, from Sri Lanka and India to the Philippines. It is an important component of dipterocarp forests. Its generic name comes from Greek and means "two-winged fruits". The greatest diversity of ''Dipterocarpus'' species occurs on Borneo, with many endemic to the island. The oldest fossil of the genus, and Dipterocarpaceae, is from the latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Intertrappean Beds The Intertrappean Beds are a Late Cretaceous geologic formation in India. The beds are found as interbeds between Deccan Traps layers. Indeterminate theropod and pterosaur remains have been recovered from the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorea
Fruit of a ''Shorea'' species ''Shorea'' is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is named after Sir John Shore, the governor-general of the British East India Company, 1793–1798. The timber of trees of the genus is sold under the common names lauan, luan, lawaan, meranti, seraya, balau, bangkirai, and Philippine mahogany. Taxonomy ''Shorea'' fossils (linked with the modern sal, ''S. robusta'', which is still a dominant tree species in Indian forests) are known from as early as the Eocene of Gujarat, India. They are identifiable by the amber fossils formed by their dammar resin. Other fossils include a Miocene-aged fossilized fruit from the same region; this fruit most closely resembles the extant '' S. macroptera'' of the Malay Peninsula. Description ''Shorea'' spp. are native to Southeast Asia, from northern India to Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. In west Malesia and the Philippines, this genus do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monotes
''Monotes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of diversity for the genus. The following species are accepted by ''The Plant List'': *'' Monotes adenophyllus'' Gilg *'' Monotes africana'' A.DC. *'' Monotes angolensis'' De Wild. *'' Monotes caloneurus'' Gilg *'' Monotes carrissoanus'' H.H.Bancr. *'' Monotes dasyanthus'' Gilg *'' Monotes dawei'' H.H.Bancr. *'' Monotes discolor'' R.E.Fr. *'' Monotes elegans'' Gilg *''Monotes engleri'' Gilg *'' Monotes glandulosus'' Pierre *'' Monotes gossweileri'' De Wild. *''Monotes hutchinsonianus'' Exell *''Monotes hypoleucus'' (Welw.) Gilg *''Monotes katangensis'' (De Wild.) De Wild. *''Monotes kerstingii'' Gilg *''Monotes loandensis'' Exell *'' Monotes lutambensis'' Verdc. *''Monotes madagascariensis'' Humbert *''Monotes magnificus'' Gilg *''Monotes no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudomonotes
''Pseudomonotes'' is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It contains a single species ''Pseudomonotes tropenbosii'', which is endemic to the Amazon rainforest of Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the .... References Dipterocarpaceae Flora of the Amazon Monotypic Malvales genera {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub Trees of Colombia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vateriopsis
''Vateriopsis seychellarum'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae, and is the only species in the genus ''Vateriopsis''. It is endemic to Seychelles. It has been labeled as a critically endangered species due to climate change In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to .... References Dipterocarpaceae Trees of Seychelles Critically endangered plants Endemic flora of Seychelles Monotypic Malvales genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatica
''Vatica'' is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Species , ''Plants of the World Online'' accepted the following species: * '' Vatica abdulrahmaniana'' * '' Vatica acrocarpa'' * '' Vatica adenanii'' * '' Vatica affinis'' * '' Vatica albiramis'' * '' Vatica badiifolia'' * '' Vatica bantamensis'' * '' Vatica bella'' * '' Vatica borneensis'' * '' Vatica brevipes'' * '' Vatica brunigii'' * '' Vatica cauliflora'' * '' Vatica chartacea'' * '' Vatica chevalieri'' * '' Vatica chinensis'' * '' Vatica compressa'' * '' Vatica congesta'' * '' Vatica coriacea'' * '' Vatica cuneata'' * '' Vatica cuspidata'' * '' Vatica diospyroides'' * '' Vatica dulitensis'' * '' Vatica elliptica'' * '' Vatica endertii'' * '' Vatica flavida'' * '' Vatica flavovirens'' * '' Vatica glabrata'' * '' Vatica globosa'' * '' Vatica granulata'' * '' Vatica griffithii'' * '' Vatica guangxiensis'' * '' Vatica harmandiana'' * ''Vatica havilandii'' * '' Vatica heteroptera' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anisoptera (plant)
''Anisoptera'' is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The name ''Anisoptera'' is derived from Greek (' = “unequal” and ' = “wing”) and describes the unequal fruit calyx lobes. It contains ten species distributed from Chittagong (Bangladesh) to New Guinea. Eight out of the ten species are currently listed on the IUCN redlist. Of these, four species are listed as critically endangered and the other four as endangered. The main threat is habitat loss. The timber is a light hardwood. Species ''The Plant List'' includes: * '' Anisoptera aurea'' * ''Anisoptera costata ''Anisoptera costata'' is an endangered species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The name ''costata'' is derived from Latin (''costatus'' = ribbed) and describes the prominent venation of the leaf blade. A huge emergent tree up to 65 m h ...'' * '' Anisoptera curtisii'' * '' Anisoptera grossivenia'' * '' Anisoptera laevis'' * '' Anisoptera marginata'' * '' Anisoptera megistocarpa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotylelobium
''Cotylelobium'' is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The name ''Cotylelobium'' is derived from Greek (''kotyle'' = a small cup and ''lobos'' = a pod) and describes the receptacle. It contains five species distributed in Sri Lanka, Peninsular Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. All five species are listed on the IUCN redlist, as either vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered. Species , ''Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...'' accepts the following species: * '' Cotylelobium burckii'' * '' Cotylelobium lanceolatum'' * '' Cotylelobium lewisianum'' * '' Cotylelobium melanoxylon'' * '' Cotylelobium scabriusculum'' References Dipterocarpaceae Malvales genera {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquesia
''Marquesia'' is a genus of plant in family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Africa and can be found in Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe. It contains the following species: * '' Marquesia acuminata'' * '' Marquesia excelsa'' * '' Marquesia macroura'' The genus name of ''Marquesia'' is in honour of L. Marques, who was a Portuguese plant collector hunting in Angola and Mozambique. The genus was circumscribed by Ernst Friedrich Gilg Ernest (or Ernst) Friedrich Gilg (12 January 1867 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany – 11 October 1933 in Berlin) was a German botanist. Life Gilg was curator of the Botanical Museum in Berlin. With fellow botanist Adolf Engler, he co-author ... in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. vol.40 on page 485 in 1908. References Dipterocarpaceae Malvales genera Flora of South Tropical Africa Flora of Equatorial Guinea Flora of Gabon Plants described in 1908 {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parashorea
''Parashorea'' is a genus of plant in family Dipterocarpaceae. The name ''Parashorea'' is derived from Greek (''para'' = similar to) and refers to the genus similarity to ''Shorea''. It contains about 15 species distributed from South Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China and the southernmost parts of China to Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. ''Parashorea'' trees have hard wood, can reach heights exceeding 70 metres, and have limbs reaching outward over ten metres. White seraya is a common name for several ''Parashorea'' species used in the timber trade. Species Species include: * '' Parashorea aptera'' Sloot * '' Parashorea buchananii'' (C.E.C.Fisch.) Symington * '' Parashorea chinensis'' Wang Hsie * '' Parashorea densiflora'' Slooten & Sym. * '' Parashorea dussaudii'' Tardieu * '' Parashorea globosa'' Sym. * '' Parashorea laotica'' Tardieu * '' Parashorea lucida'' (Miq.) Kurz * '' Parashorea macrophylla'' Wyatt-Sm. ''ex'' P.S.Ashton * '' Parashorea malaanonan'' ( Blanco) Merr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stemonoporus
''Stemonoporus'' is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Species It contains the following species: * '' Stemonoporus acuminatus'' - (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton * '' Stemonoporus affinis'' - Thwaites * '' Stemonoporus angustisepalus'' - Kosterm. * '' Stemonoporus bullatus'' - Kosterm. * '' Stemonoporus canaliculatus'' - Thwaites * '' Stemonoporus ceylanicus'' - (Wight) Alston * '' Stemonoporus cordifolius'' - (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton * '' Stemonoporus elegans'' - Thwaites * ''Stemonoporus gardneri'' - Thwaites * '' Stemonoporus gilimalensis'' - Kosterm. * '' Stemonoporus gracilis'' - Kosterm. * '' Stemonoporus kanneliyensis'' - Kosterm. * '' Stemonoporus laevifolius'' - Kosterm. * '' Stemonoporus lanceolatus'' - Thwaites * '' Stemonoporus lancifolius'' - (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton * '' Stemonoporus latisepalus'' - Kosterm. * '' Stemonoporus marginalis'' - Kosterm. * '' Stemonoporus moonii'' - Thwaites * '' Stemonoporus nitidus'' - Thwaites * '' Stemonoporus oblongifolius'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopea
''Hopea'' is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus was named after John Hope, 1725–1786, the first Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. It contains some 113 species, distributed from Sri Lanka and southern India to southern China, and southward throughout Malesia to New Guinea. They are mainly main and subcanopy trees of lowland rainforest, but some species can become also emergent trees, such as '' Hopea nutans''. Species accepted: Other species recently used, but now not accepted include: *'' Hopea exalata'', now a synonym of '' Hopea reticulata'' *''Hopea kitulgallensis'', not now accepted *''Hopea malabarica'', now a synonym of '' Hopea racophloea'' *'' Hopea quisumbingiana'', not now accepted *'' Hopea siamensis'', now a synonym of ''Hopea pierrei'' *'' Hopea wightiana'' Wall., now a synonym of ''Hopea ponga'' Gallery File:Hopea beccariana Base du tronc.JPG, ''Hopea beccariana'' File:A leaf of Hopea odorata.jpg, ''Hopea odorat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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