Anisoptera (tree)

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Anisoptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Dipterocarpaceae Genus: Anisoptera Korth.
Species
Anisoptera aurea Foxw. Anisoptera costata Anisoptera curtisii Anisoptera grossivenia Anisoptera laevis Anisoptera marginata Anisoptera megistocarpa Anisoptera parvifolia Warb. Anisoptera reticulata Anisoptera scaphula Anisoptera thurifera (Blanco) Blume

Anisoptera is a genus of plant in family Dipterocarpaceae. The name Anisoptera is derived from Greek (anisos = unequal and pteron = wing) and describes the unequal fruit calyx lobes. It contains ten species distributed from Chittagong (Bangladesh) to New Guinea (Ashton 2004). Eight out of the ten species are currently listed on the IUCN redlist. Of these, four species are listed as critically endangered and the other four as endangered. The main threat is habitat loss. The timber is a light hardwood.

[edit] References

• 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