Dipterocarpus lamellatus

Dipterocarpus lamellatus is a tropical rainforest tree endemic to Borneo. It is known from the Beaufort Hills, the Siangau Forest Reserve and Labuan in SW Sabah and Ladan Hills in the Tutong district of Brunei. It is one of the rarest and most endangered of all dipterocarps,[1][2] with a population size of only twelve individuals, threatened mostly by habitat loss.[3]

Dipterocarpus lamellatus

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Dipterocarpus
Species:
D. lamellatus
Binomial name
Dipterocarpus lamellatus

References

  1. Ashton, P. (1998). "Dipterocarpus lamellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33086A9749659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33086A9749659.en. Listed as Endangered (CR A1cd+2 cd, B1+2c, C1, D v2.3)
  2. Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Dipterocarpus lamellatus Hook.f.". 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. 113–114. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
  3. Baillie, Jonathan E M; Ellen R Butcher (2012). Priceless or Worthless? (PDF). Zoological Society of London. ISBN 978-0-900881-67-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2016.


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