Anisoptera (plant)

Anisoptera
	Anisoptera thurifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Subfamily:	Dipterocarpoideae
Genus:	Anisoptera; Korth., 1841
Species
	See text
Synonyms[1]
	Antherotriche Turcz.; Hopeoides Cretz.; Scaphula R.Parker;

Anisoptera[2] is a genus of plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae.[1] It contains ten species distributed from Chittagong in southeast of Bangladesh to New Guinea.[3]^: 72

Eight out of the ten species are currently listed on the IUCN Red List. Of these, four species are listed as critically endangered and the other four as endangered. The main threat is habitat loss.

Taxonomy

The name Anisoptera is derived from Greek ἄνισος ánisos “unequal” and πτερόν pterón “wing” describing the trees' unequal fruit calyx lobes.[3]^: 71

Characteristics

Its bark is flaky and has vertical cracks.[3]^: 69 Its wood is pale and yellowish, it makes light hardwood timber.[3]^: 71–72

Species

Ten species are accepted:[1]

Anisoptera aurea Foxw. – Philippines
Anisoptera costata Korth. – Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and Philippines
Anisoptera curtisii Dyer ex King – Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra
Anisoptera grossivenia V.Sloot. – Borneo
Anisoptera laevis Ridl. – Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo
Anisoptera marginata Korth. – Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo
Anisoptera megistocarpa Slooten – Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra
Anisoptera reticulata P.S.Ashton – western and northwestern Borneo
Anisoptera scaphula (Roxb.) Kurz – Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Vietnam
Anisoptera thurifera (Blanco) Blume – Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, and New Guinea

NB: Anisoptera parvifolia Warb. is a synonym of Hopea parvifolia (Warb.) Slooten

References

"Anisoptera Korth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
Korthals PW (1841) In: Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 65
Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Anisoptera Korth.". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 71–79. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2007.

External links

Data related to Anisoptera (Dipterocarpaceae) at Wikispecies
Media related to Anisoptera (Dipterocarpaceae) at Wikimedia Commons

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[POWO-1] "Anisoptera Korth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[2] Korthals PW (1841) In: Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 65

[TFSS-3] Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Anisoptera Korth.". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 71–79. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2007.