Shorea hopeifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Dipterocarpaceae
Subfamilia: Dipterocarpoideae
Genus: Shorea
Sectio: Shorea sect. Richetioides
Species: Shorea hopeifolia

Name

Shorea hopeifolia (F.Heim) Symington, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 7: 150 (1933).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cotylelobium hopeifolium F.Heim, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 971 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Hopea albescens Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 73: 142 (1916).
  • Hopea heimiana Brandis, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 31: 63 (1895).
  • Shorea kalunti Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 26: 475 (1925).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Borneo, Malaya (Kelantan and Perak southward), Philippines (Mindanao), Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Shorea hopeifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Shorea hopeifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Shorea hopeifolia. Published online. Accessed: Jul 26 2020.
• IUCN: Shorea hopeifolia (Heim) Sym. (Critically Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Yellow meranti