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Vatica venulosa

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Vatica venulosa
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. venulosa
Binomial name
Vatica venulosa
Subspecies[2]
  • Vatica venulosa subsp. simalurensis (Slooten) P.S.Ashton
  • Vatica venulosa subsp. venulosa
Synonyms[3][4]

Synonyms of subsp. simalurensis:

  • Vatica simalurensis Slooten

Synonyms of subsp. venulosa:

  • Dryobalanops schefferi Hance
  • Retinodendron bancanum (Scheff.) King
  • Retinodendron kunstleri King
  • Vatica bancana Scheff.
  • Vatica kunstleri (King) Brandis
  • Vatica lutea Ridl.
  • Vatica schefferi (Hance) Brandis
  • Vatica schouteniana Scheff.

Vatica venulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra.[2] It grows in tropical lowland dipterocarp rain forests, on hills, valleys, and along streams on moist, well-drained, and fertile loamy soils, up to 500 metres elevation.[1]

It is a critically endangered species threatened by habitat loss from logging and conversion of forests to agriculture and plantations.[1]

The species was first described by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1856. Two subspecies are accepted:[2]

  • Vatica venulosa subsp. simalurensis (Slooten) P.S.Ashton – western Sumatra[3]
  • Vatica venulosa subsp. venulosa – Borneo, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Chua, L.S.L., Cicuzza, D., Ganesan, S.K, Hamidi, A., Rachmat, H.H., Julia, S., Khoo, E., Kusuma, Y.W.C.K, Kusumadewi, Y., Ling, C.Y., Maycock, C.R., Randi, A., Robiansyah, I., Strijk, J.S., Tsen, S., Bodos, V., Nilus, R., Sugau, J. & Pereira, J.T. (2023). "Vatica venulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T33458A215143826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T33458A215143826.en. Retrieved 13 April 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Vatica venulosa Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Vatica venulosa subsp. simalurensis (Slooten) P.S.Ashton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Vatica venulosa subsp. venulosa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 April 2026.