Vatica pauciflora

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|image = Arya.vatica pauciflora.taman kuning.2019.jpg

|image_caption = In Kuningan Botanical Garden

|status = VU

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Pooma, R. |author2=Newman, M.F. |date=2017 |title=Vatica pauciflora |volume=2017 |page=e.T33151A2833358 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T33151A2833358.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

|genus = Vatica

|species = pauciflora

|authority = (Korth.) Blume

}}

Vatica pauciflora is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet {{lang|la|pauciflora}} is Latin for 'few-flowered'.Allen J. Coombes {{google books|capqDQYT_VYC&|The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants|page=106}}D. Gledhill {{Google books|NJ6PyhVuecwC|The Names of Plants|page=220}}

Distribution

Vatica pauciflora is native to Sumatra (including Bangka Island), Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. It is common in freshwater swamps and on riparian river banks.

Threats

Vatica pauciflora is threatened by residential development and agricultural plantations. Also, the species is being logged for its timber.

References

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pauciflora

Category:Trees of Sumatra

Category:Trees of Malaya

Category:Trees of Thailand

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