Hopea — 39 species
Botanical species in the genus Hopea recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Hopea beccariana
Hopea beccariana
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Found in the wild on hillsides and ridges with rocky to sandy-clayey soils.
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Hopea chinensis
Hopea chinensis
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Young trees need the shade of the forest floor but gradually become more light demanding as they grow larger. Natural regeneration is usually very good.
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Hopea ferrea
Hopea ferrea
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Found in the wild on rocky ridges and slopes, especially on limestone but also on granite and sandstone formations. It prefers an acid to neutral pH.
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Hopea helferi
Hopea helferi
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland, tropical monsoon climates, it is usually found at elevations below 700 metres. Young plants are shade tolerant, though require more sun as they grow larger. Occurs on deep and wet soils in the wild, especially on sedimentary rocks with an acid to neutral pH.
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Hopea mengarawan
Hopea mengarawan
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Usually found on ridges and hillsides with poor sandy to clayey soils in the wild, also on ultrabasic.
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Hopea micrantha
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen.
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Hopea odorata
Hopea odorata
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
In most of the area of natural distribution it is found in lowland wet tropical forest on deep soils at elevations up to 300 metres and rarely far away from a stream. It grows best in areas where annual daytime annual temperatures are within the range 26 - 36°c, but can tolerate 10 - 41°c. Plants are killed by temperatures of -3°c.
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Hopea parviflora
Hopea parviflora
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,100 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 26 - 33°c, but can tolerate 8 - 27°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 2,500 - 3,500mm, but tolerates 2,000 - 5,000mm.
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Hopea pierrei
Hopea pierrei
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland on lower montane areas of the tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It is found in hot tropical monsoon climates with a dry season of 1 - 3 months, and also in areas with a more or less uniform rainfall regime. The mean annual rainfall is within the range 2,500 - 5,000mm; the mean annual temperature is 22 - 32°c, the mean maximum temperature of hottest month, 21 - 28°c and the mean minimum temperature of the coldest month 18 - 21°c.
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Hopea utilis
Hopea utilis
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist, monsoonal tropics, where it is found at elevations from 200 - 850 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 24 - 33°c, but can tolerate 10 - 38°c. It can be killed by temperatures of 8°c or lower.
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Hopea wightiana
Hopea wightiana
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations from metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 27 - 35°c, but can tolerate 12 - 40°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 2,500 - 3,500mm, but tolerates 2,000 - 5,000mm.
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