Vatica adenanii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Vatica |
Species: | V. adenanii
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Binomial name | |
Vatica adenanii Meekiong, Nizam, Latiff, Tawan & Yahud
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Vatica adenanii is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Borneo, where it grows only in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Vatica adenanii is a small tree. It is known only from a single collection in Sampadi Forest Reserve in Sarawak. It grows in lowland kerangas forests over infertile sandy soils below 100 metres elevation. [1]
The species is threatened by habitat loss from deforestation for logging and conversion to agriculture. [1]