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Vatica javanica

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Vatica javanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Vatica
Species:
V. javanica
Binomial name
Vatica javanica
Subspecies[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Sunaptea javanica (Slooten) Kosterm.

synonyms of subsp. scaphifolia:

  • Sunaptea scaphifolia (Kosterm.) Kosterm.
  • Vatica scaphifolia Kosterm.

Vatica javanica is a species of dipterocarp tree native to western Java and southeastern Borneo.[2] It is known as Kayu Tenjo in western Java. It can grow up to 46 metres tall with a trunk up to 99 cm in diameter at breast height. It is an upper canopy tree in lowland and mid-elevation mixed dipterocarp tropical rain forests, mostly on hillsides and ridges with sandy soils.[1]

Two subspecies are accepted:[2]

  • Vatica javanica subsp. javanica – western Java
  • Vatica javanica subsp. scaphifolia (Kosterm.) P.S.Ashton – southeastern Borneo

Subspecies javanica is known only from Mount Halimun in Garut Regency of western Java and Brebres in Central Java. Subspecies scaphifolia is native to Kalimantan in southeastern Borneo.[1]

The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Vulnerable.[1] Both subspecies are individually assessed as Critically Endangered.[4][5]

The species was described by Dirk Fok van Slooten in 1940.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Hamidi, A.; Rachmat, H.H.; Kusumadewi, Y.; Kusuma, Y.W.C.K.; Randi, A.; Robiansyah, I. (2023). "Vatica javanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T63052A172294961. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T63052A172294961.en. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Vatica javanica Slooten". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  3. "Vatica javanica subsp. scaphifolia (Kosterm.) P.S.Ashton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  4. Ashton, P. (1998). "Vatica javanica subsp. javanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T36417A9998800. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36417A9998800.en. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  5. Ashton, P. (1998). "Vatica javanica subsp. scaphifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T36418A9998896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36418A9998896.en. Retrieved 6 August 2026.