Vatica umbonata
Species of tree
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Vatica umbonata is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sumatra, and Thailand.[2] It is a large tree, growing up to 30 metres tall. It grows in lowland mixed dipterocarp rain forest, predominantly along rivers, and in hill forest and lower montane dipterocarp forest. It is a gregarious species and can form dense single-species stands.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Vatica |
| Species: | V. umbonata |
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| Vatica umbonata | |
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The species was first described as Pachynocarpus umbonatus by Hook in 1860. In 1887 William Burck placed the species in genus Vatica as V. umbonata.[2]
