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
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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 |
| Genus: | Anisoptera Korth., 1841 |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
editThe name Anisoptera is derived from Greek ἄνισος ánisos “unequal” and πτερόν pterón “wing” describing the trees' unequal fruit calyx lobes.[3]: 71
Characteristics
editIts bark is flaky and has vertical cracks.[3]: 69 Its wood is pale and yellowish, it makes light hardwood timber.[3]: 71–72
Species
editTen 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
edit- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
External links
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Data related to Anisoptera (Dipterocarpaceae) at Wikispecies
Media related to Anisoptera (Dipterocarpaceae) at Wikimedia Commons
