Anisoptera (plant)
Anisoptera[2] is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The name Anisoptera is derived from Greek (anisos = “unequal” and pteron = “wing”) and describes the unequal fruit calyx lobes. It contains ten species distributed from Chittagong (Bangladesh) to New Guinea.[3] 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.
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| Anisoptera thurifera | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dipterocarpoideae |
| Genus: | Anisoptera Korth., 1841 |
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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
- Anisoptera thurifera (Blanco) Blume – Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, and New Guinea
NB: Anisoptera parvifolia Warb. is a synonym of Hopea parvifolia (Warb.) Slooten
References
- Anisoptera Korth. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 7 April 2023.
- Korthals PW (1841) In: Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 65
- Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Anisoptera Korth.". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 71–79. 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
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