Anisoptera costata

Anisoptera costata is an endangered species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.[1] The name costata is derived from Latin (costatus = ribbed) and describes 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.

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[2]
  • Anisoptera cochinchinensis Pierre
  • Anisoptera marginatoides F.Heim
  • Anisoptera mindanensis Foxw.
  • Anisoptera oblonga Dyer
  • Anisoptera robusta Pierre
  • Dryobalanops hallii Korth. ex Burck

Distribution

Anisoptera costata is found in Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Cambodia, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.[3]

References
  1. Nguyen, H.N.; Vu, V.D.; Luu, H.T.; Hoang, V.S.; Pooma, R.; Khou, E.; Nanthavong, K.; Newman, M.F.; Ly, V. & Barstow, M. (2017). "Anisoptera costata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T33166A2833752. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. "Anisoptera costata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Anisoptera costata 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). 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-983-2181-59-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2007.


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