Cotylelobium burckii

Cotylelobium burckii
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
(F.Heim) F.Heim
Synonyms
  • Cotylelobium asperum Slooten
  • Cotylelobium flavum Pierre
  • Sunaptea burckii (F.Heim) Kosterm.
  • Vatica burckii F.Heim

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. The species is endemic to Borneo. It is found in at least two protected areas (Bako National Park and Gunung Mulu National Park).

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