Hopea thorelii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Hopea |
Species: | H. thorelii |
Binomial name | |
Hopea thorelii Pierre | |
Hopea thorelii is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species is named after the French botanist Clovis Thorel. It is found in Laos and Thailand. [1]
Nepenthes thorelii is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Indochina. Very little is known about N. thorelii and it is unlikely to have entered cultivation, although various other taxa are often mislabelled as this species in the plant trade. Prior to its rediscovery in 2011, N. thorelii was considered possibly extinct, both in the wild and in cultivation.
Hopea is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus was named after John Hope, 1725–1786, the first Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. It contains some 113 species, distributed from Sri Lanka and southern India to southern China, and southward throughout Malesia to New Guinea. They are mainly main and subcanopy trees of lowland rainforest, but some species can become also emergent trees, such as Hopea nutans.
Hopea apiculata is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is found in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Hopea beccariana is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is named for the Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari.
Hopea cordata is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Vietnam.
Hopea ferrea is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Cambodia, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Hopea griffithii is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is named for the British doctor and naturalist William Griffith.
Hopea hainanensis is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is found in Hainan Island of China and northern Vietnam.
Hopea helferi is a critically endangered species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is found in Cambodia, the Andaman Islands of India, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Hopea kerangasensis is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Hopea odorata, or ta-khian, is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is a large tree reaching up to 45 m in height with the base of the trunk reaching a diameter of 4.5 m. It grows in forests, preferably near rivers, at altitudes between 0 and 600m. In places such as West Bengal and the Andaman Islands it is often planted as a shade tree. Valued for its wood, it is a threatened species in its natural habitat.
Hopea parviflora is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to India. It is called 'kampakam' or 'thampakam' in Malayalam and கோங்கு 'vellaikongu' or 'irubogam' in Tamil. Hopea parviflora is a tree growing 30 – 37 metres tall. The bole can be 150 cm in diameter. The tree produces a beautiful timber and is commonly harvested from the wild, both for local use and for trade. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Hopea pedicellata is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet pedicellata, refers to the species' prominent pedicel.
Hopea pierrei is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is an endangered tree found in Cambodia, where it is still relatively abundant in the Cardamom Mountains, but rare in Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Hopea ponga is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to India. It is also known as kambakam in Malayalam language.
Hopea pubescens is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Hopea sangal is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to tropical Asia.
Hopea scabra is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Hopea sublanceolata is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Shorea thorelii is a critically endangered tree species, described by Pierre and Lanessan, which is included in the genus Shorea and family Dipterocarpaceae; the species is named after the French botanist Clovis Thorel. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.