Hopea similis
Species of flowering plant
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hopea similis is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a medium-sized tree endemic to New Guinea.[2] It grows in lowland rain forest, especially on ridges, in both eastern and western New Guinea.[1]
| Hopea similis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Hopea |
| Species: | H. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hopea similis | |
The species was first described by Dirk Fok van Slooten in 1953.[2]