Vatica adenanii

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Vatica adenanii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Vatica
Species:
V. adenanii
Binomial name
Vatica adenanii
Meekiong, Nizam, Latiff, Tawan & Yahud [2]

Vatica adenanii is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Borneo, where it grows only in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Vatica adenanii is a small tree. It is known only from a single collection in Sampadi Forest Reserve in Sarawak. It grows in lowland kerangas forests over infertile sandy soils below 100 metres elevation. [1]

The species is threatened by habitat loss from deforestation for logging and conversion to agriculture. [1]

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