Hopea shingkeng

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Hopea shingkeng
Hopea shingkeng aka vatica shingkeng.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Hopea
Species:
†H. shingkeng
Binomial name
†Hopea shingkeng
(Dunn) Borr
Synonyms [2]
  • Vatica shingkengDunn

Hopea shingkeng was a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It was endemic to the eastern Himalayan region of India.

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"Flora of China" reports the species from southeast Tibet. [3] Nevertheless, the reported elevational range (300–600 metres (980–1,970 ft)) makes this record suspect. The species is not listed among the protected plants of China. [4]

Taxonomy

Homotypic Synonyms

Distribution and habitat

Its natural habitat was the Eastern Himalayas, now declared a biodiversity hotspot. This covers Bhutan and the Indian provinces of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Barstow, M. (2023). "Hopea shingkeng". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T33469A149814208. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T33469A149814208.en . Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species" . Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. ↑ eFloras. "Hopea shingkeng". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "National key protected wild plants (first batch)". Nature Reserve of China. 10 July 2004. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Hopea shingkeng (Dunn) Bor | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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