Kokoona leucoclada

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Kokoona leucoclada
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Kokoona
Species:
K. leucoclada
Binomial name
Kokoona leucoclada
Kochummen

Kokoona leucoclada is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sabah.

It is a medium-sized to large tree which grows up to 35 metres tall, with trunk of up to 20 cm in diameter. [1]

It is known only from Lung Manis, Sandakan, where it grows in lowland rain forest between 70 and 80 metres elevation. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Khoo, E.; Maryani, A.; Maycock, C.R.; Nilus, R.; Pereira, J.T.; Sugau, J.; Tanggaraju, S.; Tsen, S. (2019). "Kokoona leucoclada". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T37725A136325432. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T37725A136325432.en . Retrieved 3 April 2023.