- Cotylelobium burckii
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Cotylelobium burckii Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Dipterocarpaceae Genus: Cotylelobium Species: C. burckii Binomial name Cotylelobium burckii
(F.Heim)F.HeimSynonyms - Cotylelobium asperum Slooten
- Cotylelobium flavum Pierre
- Sunaptea burckii (F.Heim) Kosterm.
- Vatica burckii F.Heim
Cotylelobium burckii is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The species is named after W. Burck, 1848–1910, a botanist that worked on the Dipterocarpaceae and the Sapotaceae. C. burckii is a canopy tree, up to 40 m, found in kerangas forests on deep white sand podsols (Ashton 2004). The species is endemic to Borneo. It is found in at least two protected areas (Bako National Park and Gunung Mulu National Park).
References
- Ashton, P. 1998. Cotylelobium burckii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 November 2007.
- Ashton, P.S. Dipterocarpaceae. In Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Volume 5, 2004. Soepadmo, E., Saw, L.G. and Chung, R.C.K. eds. Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-59-3
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