Anthoshorea | |
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Anthoshorea bracteolata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Tribe: | Shoreae |
Genus: | Anthoshorea Pierre (1891) |
Species[1] | |
23; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Saul Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. (1834), not validly publ. |
Anthoshorea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It includes 23 species of trees native to tropical Asia, ranging from India and Sri Lanka to Indochina, south-central China, and Malesia.[1]
The genus corresponds to the 'white meranti' group in the Dipterocarp timber classification system.[2]