ON THIS PLANT
Anisoptera costata is an endangered species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet costata means "ribbed", referring to the prominent venation of the leaf blade. A huge emergent tree up to 65 m high, it is found in evergreen and semi-evergreen lowland tropical seasonal forests of Indo-Burma and in mixed dipterocarp forests of Malesia.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Anisoptera
- Family
- Dipterocarpaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
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