Hopea griffithii

{{Short description|Species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae}}

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| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Ly, V. |author2=Nanthavong, K. |author3=Hoang, V.S. |author4=Luu, H.T. |author5=Pooma, R. |author6=Khou, E. |author7=Newman, M.F. |date=2017 |title=Hopea griffithii |volume=2017 |page=e.T33019A2831294 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T33019A2831294.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| genus = Hopea

| species = griffithii

| authority = Kurz

| synonyms = {{Species list | Hancea griffithii | (Kurz) Pierre}}

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Hopea griffithii is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is named for the British doctor and naturalist William Griffith.

Description

Hopea griffithii grows as a canopy tree, up to {{convert|40|m|-1}} tall, with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|60|cm|0|abbr=on}}. It has flying (detached) buttresses and stilt roots up to {{convert|1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall. The bark is smooth. The leathery leaves are lanceolate to ovate and measure up to {{convert|9|cm|0|abbr=on}} long. The inflorescences measure up to {{convert|2.5|cm|0|abbr=on}} long and bear up to five dark red flowers. The nuts are egg-shaped and measure up to {{convert|0.7|cm|1|abbr=on}} long.

Distribution and habitat

Hopea griffithii is native to southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests, to elevations of {{convert|500|m|-2|abbr=on}}.

Conservation

Hopea griffithii has been assessed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened by land conversion for agriculture and by logging for its timber. The species is found in some protected areas, particularly in Sarawak.

References

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{{BioRef | powo | title = Hopea griffithii | id = 320905-1 | accessdate = 3 September 2021}}

{{cite book | last = Ashton | first = P. S. | authorlink = Peter Shaw Ashton | date = 2004 | contribution = Hopea Roxb. | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Saw | editor2-first = L. G. | editor3-last = Chung | editor3-first = R. C. K. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 5 | pages = 161 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-2181-59-3}}

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griffithii

Category:Dipterocarps of Borneo

Category:Flora of Malaya

Category:Flora of Myanmar

Category:Flora of Thailand

Category:Plants described in 1873

Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz