Anisoptera costata
Anisoptera costata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Species: | A. costata
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Binomial name | |
Anisoptera costata |
Anisoptera costata is an ENdangered species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.[2] 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.
Distribution
A. costata is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]
References
- ^ a b Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Anisoptera costata Korth." (PDF). 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. 73–74. ISBN 978-983-2181-59-0. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
- ^ Ashton, P. 1998. Anisoptera costata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
External links
- Media related to Anisoptera (Dipterocarpaceae) at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Anisoptera costata at Wikispecies