Anisoptera costata

Anisoptera costata
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Anisoptera
Species:	A. costata
Binomial name
	Anisoptera costata; Korth.
Synonyms
	Anisoptera cochinchinensis Pierre ; Anisoptera marginatoides F.Heim ; Anisoptera mindanensis Foxw. ; Anisoptera oblonga Dyer ; Anisoptera robusta Pierre ; Dryobalanops hallii Korth. ex Burck ;

Anisoptera costata is an

tropical seasonal forests of Indo-Burma and in mixed dipterocarp forests of Malesia

.

Distribution and habitat

Anisoptera costata is native to Bangladesh,

dipterocarp and evergreen, to elevations of 700 m (2,300 ft). In Laos, the tree grows along rivers.^[1]^[3]

The Anisoptera costata, and Dalbergia cochinchinensis are six-year-old native species for the forest plantation strategy to increase biomass, forest ecosystems, timber supply, and socio-economic. It is important to environmental, and biodiversity purpose with improving soil condition in the forest.^{[citation needed]}

The characteristic of wood is rough, it hard to convert to furniture, and other tool. The colour is yellow, light brown, yellow brown, and dark brown. The wood can use as frame structure, column, ceiling, and floor.

Fruits and flowers

Anisoptera costata fruits or nuts have the size of broadly conical longer wing is 9-12 by 1.4-1.8 cm, and shorter wing: 1.2-1.5 by 0.2-0.35 cm. It has white-yellow flowers, 6 mm in length. The flowers are food for insects and moths such as the

red coffee borer (Polyphagozerra coffeae).^[4]