Hopea nutans

Hopea nutans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Hopea
Species: H. nutans
Binomial name
Hopea nutans
Ridl.[2]

Hopea nutans is a large rainforest tree species in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[2] The tallest measured specimen is 82.8 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.[3]

References

  1. Ashton, P. 1998. Hopea nutans. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.
  2. 1 2 Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Hopea nutans Ridl." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 168. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  3. "Borneo". Eastern Native Tree Society. Retrieved 21 June 2008.


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