Vatica brunigii
Species of plant
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Vatica brunigii is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo and eastern Sumatra.[2] In Borneo it is native to western Brunei, Sarawak, and western Kalimantan. It grows up to 30 metres tall. It grows in heath forests and on dry ridges.[1]
| Vatica brunigii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Vatica |
| Species: | V. brunigii |
| Binomial name | |
| Vatica brunigii P.S.Ashton (1967) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Sunaptea brunigii (P.S.Ashton) Kosterm. | |
It is threatened by habitat loss, and the IUCN Red List assesses the species as near threatened.[1]
The species was described by Peter Shaw Ashton in 1967.[2]
This tree has some medicinal properties.
