Vatica brevipes

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

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| status = NT

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Randi, A. |author2=Bodos, V. |author3=Kusumadewi, Y. |author4=Hoo, P.K. |author5=Maycock, C.R. |author6=Julia, S. |author7=Khoo, E. |author8=Robiansyah, I. |date=2019 |title=Vatica brevipes |volume=2019 |page=e.T33440A149072108 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33440A149072108.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| genus = Vatica

| species = brevipes

| authority = P.S.Ashton

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| Sunaptea brevipes | (P.S.Ashton) Kosterm.

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Vatica brevipes is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Borneo. The specific epithet brevipes means "short foot", referring to the petiole.

Description

Vatica brevipes grows up to {{convert|25|m|-1}} tall, with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|30|cm|0|abbr=on}}. Its chartaceous leaves are elliptic to obovate and measure up to {{convert|13|cm|0|abbr=on}} long. The inflorescences bear cream flowers.

Distribution and habitat

Vatica brevipes is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest, at elevations of {{convert|250–1300|m|-2|abbr=on}}.

Conservation

Vatica brevipes has been assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened mainly by land conversion for agriculture and palm oil plantations.

References

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{{BioRef | powo | title = Vatica brevipes | id = 321599-1 | accessdate = 27 July 2021}}

{{cite book | last = Ashton | first = P. S. | authorlink = Peter Shaw Ashton | date = 2004 | contribution = Vatica L. | 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 = 360 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-2181-59-3}}

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brevipes

Category:Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo

Category:Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests

Category:Plants described in 1978

Category:Taxa named by Peter Shaw Ashton