Vatica scortechinii

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

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|status = EN

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Rivers, M.C. |author2=Barstow, M. |date=2019 |title=Vatica scortechinii |volume=2019 |page=e.T31446A125415943 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T31446A125415943.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

|genus = Vatica

|species = scortechinii

|authority = (King) Ridl.

|synonyms ={{species list |Retinodendron scortechinii |King}}

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Vatica scortechinii is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.{{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321719-1 |title= Vatica scortechinii (King) Ridl. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=February 16, 2025}}{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/7FJR8 |title= Vatica scortechinii (King) Ridl. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=February 16, 2025}} It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is a critically endangered species threatened by habitat loss.

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