Vatica rotata

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

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| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Bodos, V. |author2=Kusumadewi, Y. |author3=Tanggaraju, S. |author4=Hamidi, A. |author5=Juiling, S. |author6=Maryani, A. |date=2019 |title=Vatica rotata |volume=2019 |page=e.T31936A149070710 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T31936A149070710.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| genus = Vatica

| species = rotata

| authority = P.S.Ashton

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Vatica rotata is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Borneo. The specific epithet rotata means "wheel-like", referring to the lobes of the fruit calyx.

Description

Vatica rotata grows as a small tree, with a trunk diameter of about {{convert|10|cm|0}}. Its coriaceous leaves are elliptic to ovate and measure up to {{convert|10|cm|0|abbr=on}} long. The inflorescences bear cream flowers.

Distribution and habitat

Vatica rotata is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is lowland heath forests and mixed dipterocarp forests, at elevations to {{convert|200|m|-2|abbr=on}}.

Conservation

Vatica rotata has been assessed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. It is threatened mainly by agricultural encroachment on the species' habitat.

References

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{{BioRef | powo | title = Vatica rotata | id = 321707-1 | accessdate = 31 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 = 382 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-2181-59-3}}

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rotata

Category:Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo

Category:Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests

Category:Flora of the Sundaland heath forests

Category:Plants described in 1967

Category:Taxa named by Peter Shaw Ashton