Hopea montana

Hopea montana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Hopea
Species:
H. montana
Binomial name
Hopea montana

Hopea montana is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra,[1], and Peninsular Thailand.[2] It grows on hill slopes in submontane dipterocarp rain forest from 900 to 1,200 metres elevation.[1]

The species was described by Colin Fraser Symington in 1941.[2] The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chua, L.S.L., Cicuzza, D., Ganesan, S.K, Hamidi, A., Rachmat, H.H., Khoo, E., Kusumadewi, Y., Maycock, C.R., Randi, A., Robiansyah, I., Strijk, J.S., Tsen, S., Nilus, R., Sugau, J., Pereira, J.T. & Kusuma, Y.W.C.K. (2023). "Hopea montana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T31761A215141829. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T31761A215141829.en. Retrieved 15 April 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 "Hopea montana Symington". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books