Anisoptera costata

Anisoptera costata
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
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 endangered species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet costata means "ribbed", referring to the prominent venation of the leaf blade. A huge emergent tree up to 65 m high, it is found in evergreen and semi-evergreen lowland tropical seasonal forests of Indo-Burma and in mixed dipterocarp forests of Malesia.

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