Hopea longifolia

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Hopea longifolia
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Hopea utilis in the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in India
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Hopea
Species:
H. longifolia
Binomial name
Hopea longifolia
Synonyms [2]
  • Balanocarpus utilis Bedd.
  • Hopea utilis(Bedd.) Bole

Hopea longifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southern India. [2] It is a slow-growing tree up to 25 metres tall. It grows in medium-elevation evergreen and semi-evergreen rain forests of the Western Ghats, generally in riverine areas, from 300 to 800 metres elevation. The species is exploited for timber, and is assessed as endangered with fewer than 250 mature trees remaining. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Deepu, S., Sanil, M.S. & Sreekumar, V.B. (2023). "Hopea utilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T33023A169589185. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T33023A169589185.en . Retrieved 2 February 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 "Hopea longifolia Dyer". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2 February 2026.