Anisoptera (plant)
| Anisoptera | |
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| Anisoptera thurifera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dipterocarpoideae
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| Genus: | Anisoptera Korth., 1841 |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Anisoptera[2][page needed] is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae.[1] It contains ten species distributed from Chittagong in southeast of Bangladesh to New Guinea.[3]: 72
Eight out of the ten species are currently listed on the
habitat loss
.
Taxonomy
The name Anisoptera is derived from Greek ἄνισος ánisos “unequal” and πτερόν pterón “wing” describing the trees' unequal fruit calyx lobes.[3]: 71
Characteristics
Its bark is flaky and has vertical cracks.timber.[3]: 71–72
Species
Ten species are accepted:[1]
- Anisoptera aurea Foxw. – Philippines
- Anisoptera costata Korth. – Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and Philippines
- Anisoptera curtisii Dyer ex King – Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra
- Anisoptera grossivenia V.Sloot. – Borneo
- Anisoptera laevis Ridl. – Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo
- Anisoptera marginata Korth. – Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo
- Anisoptera megistocarpa Slooten – Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra
- Anisoptera reticulata P.S.Ashton – western and northwestern Borneo
- Anisoptera scaphula (Roxb.) Kurz – Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Vietnam
- Blanco) Blume– Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, and New Guinea
NB: Anisoptera parvifolia Warb. is a synonym of Hopea parvifolia (Warb.) Slooten
References
- ^ a b c "Anisoptera Korth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Korthals PW (1841) In: Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 65
- ^ ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Archived from the original(PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
External links
Data related to Anisoptera (Dipterocarpaceae) at Wikispecies
Media related to Anisoptera (Dipterocarpaceae) at Wikimedia Commons
