Hopea erosa
| Hopea erosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Hopea |
| Species: | H. erosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hopea erosa | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Hopea erosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to the southern Western Ghats in southwestern India. It grows in lowland semi-evergreen and evergreen tropical moist forests from 70 to 800 meters elevation.[1]
The species was first described as Balanocarpus erosus by Richard Henry Beddome in 1874. In 1956 Richard Henry Beddome placed the species in genus Hopea as H. erosa.[2]
References
- 1 2 Deepu, S.; Sanil, M.S.; Sreekumar, V.B. (2021). "Hopea erosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T31168A115931930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T31168A115931930.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Hopea erosa (Bedd.) Slooten". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 April 2026.