Hopea tenuinervula

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

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Hopea tenuinervula is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Borneo. The specific epithet tenuinervula means 'slender nerve', referring to the leaf veins.

Description

Hopea tenuinervula grows below the forest canopy, up to {{convert|30|m|-1}} tall, with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|35|cm|0|abbr=on}}. It has buttresses and stilt roots up to {{convert|1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall. The bark is flaky and reddish-brown in patches. The leathery leaves are shaped ovate to lanceolate and measure up to {{convert|27|cm|0|abbr=on}} long. The inflorescences measure up to {{convert|8|cm|0|abbr=on}} long and bear up to four yellow flowers. The nuts are egg-shaped and measure up to {{convert|1.2|cm|1|abbr=on}} long.

Distribution and habitat

Hopea tenuinervula is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests, to elevations of {{convert|400|m|-2|abbr=on}}.

Conservation

Hopea tenuinervula has been assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened by logging for its timber and conversion of land for plantations. The species is found in some protected areas.

References

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{{cite iucn | author1 = Bodos, V. | author2 = Kusumadewi, Y. | author3 = Tanggaraju, S. | author4 = Hamidi, A. | author5 = Juiling, S. | author6 = Maryani, A. | name-list-style = amp | title = Hopea tenuivervula | page = e.T31909A149069989 | year = 2019 | access-date = 16 August 2021}}

{{BioRef | powo | title = Hopea tenuinervula | id = 321013-1 | accessdate = 16 August 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 = 180–181 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-2181-59-3}}

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tenuinervula

Category:Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo

Category:Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests

Category:Plants described in 1967

Category:Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN

Category:Taxa named by Peter Shaw Ashton

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