Hopea recopei

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Hopea recopei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Hopea
Species:
H. recopei
Binomial name
Hopea recopei
Pierre ex Laness.

Hopea recopei is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

A sample collected by J.B.L. Pierre in March 1867 is stored in the Kew Herbarium. [2]

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Grenville Llewellyn Lucas O.B.E., B.Sc, F.L.S. F.R.G.S., British botanist and conservationist, who was Keeper of the Herbarium and Library at Kew Gardens.

References

  1. Ashton, P. (1998). "Hopea recopei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 1998: e.T33252A9771467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33252A9771467.en . Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. "Specimen Details". Kew Gardens Herbarium catalogue. Kew Gardens. Retrieved 14 May 2021.