Vatica nitens

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

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|status = NT

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author= Chua, L.S.L. |author2= Cicuzza, D. |author3= Ganesan, S.K |author4= Hamidi, A. |author5= Rachmat, H.H. |author6= Julia, S. |author7= Khoo, E. |author8= Kusumadewi, Y. |author9= Ling, C.Y. |author10= Maycock, C.R. |author11= Randi, A. |author12= Robiansyah, I. |author13= Strijk, J.S. |author14= Tsen, S. |author15= Bodos, V. |author16= Nilus, R. |author17= Sugau, J. |author18= Pereira, J.T. |author19= Kusuma, Y.W.C.K. |date=2023 |title= Vatica nitens |volume=2023 |page= e.T31975A215142180 |doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T31975A215142180.en |access-date=February 16, 2025}}

|genus = Vatica

|species = nitens

|authority = King

|synonyms = Sunaptea nitens {{small|(King) Ridl.}}

|synonyms_ref = {{cite web |title=Vatica nitens King |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321676-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=4 October 2024}}

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Vatica nitens is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/7FJP6 |title= Vatica nitens King |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=February 16, 2025}} It is a tree native to Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. It is an endangered species threatened by habitat loss.