Vateria macrocarpa
| Vateria macrocarpa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Vateria |
| Species: | V. macrocarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Vateria macrocarpa K.M.Gupta
| |
Vateria macrocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.[2] It is a tree endemic to the Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is a large tree, growing up to 30 metres tall. It is known only from the Attappady Reserved Forest in Kerala and the northern portion of the Bolampatty Reserved Forest Block II in Tamil Nadu, where it grows in submontane evergreen forests and in coffee and cardamom plantations which were formerly part of the evergreen forest from 600 to 1,400 metres elevation.[1]
References
- ^ a b Deepu, S., Sanil, M.S. & Sreekumar, V.B. (2023). "Vateria macrocarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T31170A119044958. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T31170A119044958.en. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Vateria macrocarpa K.M.Gupta". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 March 2026.