Cotylelobium burckii

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Cotylelobium burckii
Conservation status
Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malvales Family: Dipterocarpaceae Genus: Cotylelobium Species: C. burckii
Binomial name
Cotylelobium burckii (F.Heim)F.Heim
Synonyms
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).

[edit] 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