Hopea micrantha grows as a canopy tree, up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 30 cm (12 in). It has buttresses and stilt roots. The bark is smooth. The leathery leaves are lanceolate to oblong and measure up to 8 cm (3 in) long. The inflorescences measure up to 1 cm (0.4 in) long and bear up to five pink flowers. The nuts are egg-shaped and measure up to 1 cm (0.4 in) long.[3]
Distribution and habitatedit
Hopea micrantha is native to Borneo. The species was present in Sumatra, but its presence there is now uncertain. Its habitat is heath forests, to elevations of 100 m (300 ft).[1]
Conservationedit
Hopea micrantha has been assessed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened by land conversion for tree and palm oil plantations and by logging for its timber. The species is found in some protected areas.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcBodos, V.; Hoo, P.K.; Maycock, C.R.; Khoo, E.; Julia, S.; Kusumadewi, Y.; Robiansyah, I. (2019). "Hopea micrantha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T33167A125627852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33167A125627852.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
hopea, micrantha, tree, family, dipterocarpaceae, specific, epithet, micrantha, means, small, flower, conservation, status, critically, endangered, iucn, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, eudicots, c. Hopea micrantha is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae The specific epithet micrantha means small flower 3 Hopea micrantha Conservation status Critically Endangered IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Malvales Family Dipterocarpaceae Genus Hopea Species H micrantha Binomial name Hopea micranthaHook f 2 Synonyms 2 Hancea micrantha Hook f Pierre Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Conservation 4 ReferencesDescription editHopea micrantha grows as a canopy tree up to 30 metres 100 ft tall with a trunk diameter of up to 30 cm 12 in It has buttresses and stilt roots The bark is smooth The leathery leaves are lanceolate to oblong and measure up to 8 cm 3 in long The inflorescences measure up to 1 cm 0 4 in long and bear up to five pink flowers The nuts are egg shaped and measure up to 1 cm 0 4 in long 3 Distribution and habitat editHopea micrantha is native to Borneo The species was present in Sumatra but its presence there is now uncertain Its habitat is heath forests to elevations of 100 m 300 ft 1 Conservation editHopea micrantha has been assessed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List It is threatened by land conversion for tree and palm oil plantations and by logging for its timber The species is found in some protected areas 1 References edit a b c Bodos V Hoo P K Maycock C R Khoo E Julia S Kusumadewi Y Robiansyah I 2019 Hopea micrantha IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019 e T33167A125627852 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2019 3 RLTS T33167A125627852 en Retrieved 15 November 2021 a b Hopea micrantha Plants of the World Online Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Retrieved 6 September 2021 a b Ashton P S 2004 Hopea Roxb In Soepadmo E Saw L G Chung R C K eds Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vol 5 Forest Research Institute Malaysia p 166 ISBN 983 2181 59 3 nbsp This Dipterocarpaceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hopea micrantha amp oldid 1148776092, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
