Cotylelobium lanceolatum
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Cotylelobium lanceolatum is a species of plant
in the Dipterocarpaceae
family. The name is derived from Latin
(lanceolatus = in the form of a lance) and refers to the shape of the leaf
blade. C. lanceolatum is a canopy tree, up to 45 m, found in kerangas forests on raised beach terraces and sandstone plateaux and on organic soils over limestone (Ashton 2004). The species is found in Peninsular Thailand, eastern coastal areas of Peninsular Malaysia, the Anambas
Islands and Borneo. It is found in at least two protected areas (Bako National Park
and Gunung Mulu National Park
).
Plant
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in the Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 17 genera and approximately 500 species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus Dipterocarpus, is derived from Greek and refers to the two-winged fruit...
family. The name is derived from Latin
Latin
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(lanceolatus = in the form of a lance) and refers to the shape of the leaf
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
blade. C. lanceolatum is a canopy tree, up to 45 m, found in kerangas forests on raised beach terraces and sandstone plateaux and on organic soils over limestone (Ashton 2004). The species is found in Peninsular Thailand, eastern coastal areas of Peninsular Malaysia, the Anambas
Anambas
Anambas archipelago is a small archipelago of Indonesia, located in the South China Sea between the Malaysian mainland to the west and the island of Borneo to the east...
Islands and Borneo. It is found in at least two protected areas (Bako National Park
Bako National Park
Bako National Park, established in 1957, is the oldest national park in Sarawak, eastern Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It covers an area of at the tip of the Muara Tebas peninsula at the mouth of the Bako and Kuching Rivers. It is approximately by road from Kuching...
and Gunung Mulu National Park
Gunung Mulu National Park
Gunung Mulu National Park near Miri, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that encompasses incredible caves and karst formations in a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting...
).
Source
- Ashton, P. 1998. Cotylelobium lanceolatum. 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