| Mesua kunstleri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Calophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Mesua |
| Species: | M. kunstleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesua kunstleri (King) Kosterm. | |
Mesua kunstleri is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. [1]
Mesua ferrea, the Ceylon ironwood, or cobra saffron, is a species in the family Calophyllaceae. This slow-growing tree is named after the heaviness and hardness of its timber. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental due to its graceful shape, grayish-green foliage with a beautiful pink to red flush of drooping young leaves, and large, fragrant white flowers. It is native to wet, tropical parts of Sri Lanka, India, southern Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, the Philippines, Malaysia and Sumatra, where it grows in evergreen forests, especially in river valleys. In the eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats in India it grows up to altitudes of 1,500 m (4,900 ft), while in Sri Lanka up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It is national tree of Sri Lanka, state tree of Mizoram and state flower of Tripura.
Kayea macrophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is found in West Papua (Indonesia) and Papua New Guinea.
Mesua daphnifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Mesua elegans is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is a tree found in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.
Mesua kochummenia is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mesua manii is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found only on South Andaman Island in India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mesua nivenii is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Mesua nuda is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Mesua purseglovei is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mesua rosea is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Mesua stylosa is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is found only in Sri Lanka.
Mesua wrayi is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Homalium kunstleri is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Lithocarpus kunstleri is a species of plant in the family Fagaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Memecylon kunstleri is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Prunus arborea is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.
Schoutenia kunstleri is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Shorea kunstleri is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 238 conservation dependent species. 0.29% of all evaluated species are listed as conservation dependent. The IUCN also lists seven subspecies and five varieties as conservation dependent.
Dipterocarpus kunstleri grows as a canopy tree up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 1 metre. Bark is orange-brown. Fruit is ellipsoid, up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long. Habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest from sea-level to 400 metres (1,300 ft) altitude. D. kunstleri is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines.
