Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Hopea plagata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hopea plagata is a large evergreen tree. The bole is buttressed[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. This species provides one of the most popular timbers for heavy construction work in the Philippines. It is commonly harvested from the wild for local use and for trade. The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines.

HabitatWidespread and common in semi-evergreen seasonal forests, more local in evergreen non-seasonal forests, sometimes on limestone[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].