Cotylelobium burckii
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| Cotylelobium burckii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Cotylelobium |
| Species: | C. burckii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cotylelobium burckii | |
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Cotylelobium burckii is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species is named after W. Burck, (1848–1910), a botanist that worked on the Dipterocarpaceae and the Sapotaceae. C. burckii is a canopy tree, up to 40 m, found in kerangas forests on deep white sand podsols.[2] The species is endemic to Borneo. It is found in at least two protected areas (Bako National Park and Gunung Mulu National Park).
