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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Heritiera |
| Species: | H. utilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Heritiera utilis (Sprague) Sprague | |
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Heritiera utilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae (or Sterculiaceae). It is found in Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Heritiera littoralis, commonly known as the looking-glass mangrove or tulip mangrove, is a mangrove tree in the family Malvaceae native to coastal areas of eastern Africa, Asia, Melanesia and northern Australia. The common name refers to the silvery appearance of the underside of the leaves, resembling a mirror to some degree. The strong timber has uses in marine applications and elsewhere.
Heritiera longipetiolata is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and possibly Micronesia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Heritiera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Sterculioideae. They are most dominant tropical forest trees in several areas in eastern Africa and India to the Pacific. Some are mangroves. Several are valuable for their timber and are over-exploited.
Heritiera parvifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in China. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Heritiera percoriacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in Java, Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Caraipa utilis is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found only in Peru.
Dypsis utilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Tectiphiala ferox, or palmiste bouglé, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to Mauritius.
Calathea utilis is a species of plant in the Marantaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Helicia is a genus of 110 species of trees and shrubs, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae. They grow naturally in rainforests throughout tropical South and Southeast Asia, including India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia to New Guinea and as far south as New South Wales.
Hopea utilis is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Kerala and Tamil Nadu in India.
Nectandra utilis is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pandanus balfourii, also known as Vakwa bordmer, is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, one of four Pandanus species that are endemic to the Seychelles.
Pandanus multispicatus is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, one of several Pandanus species that are endemic to the Seychelles.
Pandanus sechellarum is a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is one of five species of Pandanus that are endemic to Seychelles.
Syzygium utilis is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to India.
Millettia leucantha or sathon is a species of plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a perennial flowering tree native to Indo-China – Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam – as well as Bangladesh and southern Yunnan province in China.
Betula utilis, the Himalayan birch, is a deciduous tree native to the Western Himalayas, growing at elevations up to 4,500 m (14,800 ft). The Latin specific epithet utilis means "useful", and refers to the many uses of the different parts of the tree. The white, paper-like bark was used in ancient times for writing Sanskrit scriptures and texts. It is still used as paper for the writing of sacred mantras, with the bark placed in an amulet and worn for protection. Selected varieties are used for landscaping throughout the world, even while some areas of its native habitat are being lost due to overuse of the tree for firewood.
Heritiera fomes is a species of mangrove tree in the family Malvaceae. Its common names include sunder, sundri, jekanazo and pinlekanazo. It is the dominant mangrove tree species of the Sundarbans of Bangladesh and India, and comprises about 70% of the trees in the area. H. fomes is a major timber-producing tree. It is threatened by over-harvesting, water diversions in the Ganges Basin, fluctuations in salinity due to upstream and coastal development and top dying disease. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being "endangered".
Madhuca utilis is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet utilis means "useful", referring to the timber.
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