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Anisoptera (plant)

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Anisoptera
Anisoptera thurifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Subfamily: Dipterocarpoideae
Genus: Anisoptera
Korth., 1841
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Antherotriche Turcz.
  • Hopeoides Cretz.
  • Scaphula R.Parker

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 IUCN Red List. Of these, four species are listed as critically endangered and the other four as endangered. The main threat is habitat loss.

Taxonomy

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The name Anisoptera is derived from Greek ἄνισος ánisos “unequal” and πτερόν pterón “wing” describing the trees' unequal fruit calyx lobes.[3]: 71 

Characteristics

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Its bark is flaky and has vertical cracks.[3]: 69  Its wood is pale and yellowish, it makes light hardwood timber.[3]: 71–72 

Species

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Ten species are accepted:[1]

NB: Anisoptera parvifolia Warb. is a synonym of Hopea parvifolia (Warb.) Slooten

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Anisoptera Korth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ Korthals PW (1841) In: Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 65
  3. ^ a b c d 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.
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