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Anthoshorea

Anthoshorea
Anthoshorea bracteolata
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

  1. ^ a b c "Anthoshorea Pierre". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ Ashton, P.S., Heckenhauer, J. Tribe Shoreae (Dipterocarpaceae subfamily Dipterocarpoideae) Finally Dissected. Kew Bulletin 77, 885–903 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-022-10057-w

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