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Vatica venulosa

Vatica venulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra. It grows in tropical lowland dipterocarp rain forests, on hills, valleys, and along streams on moist, well-drained, and fertile loamy soils, up to 500 metres elevation.

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Vatica venulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Vatica
Species:
V. venulosa
Binomial name
Vatica venulosa
Subspecies2
  • Vatica venulosa subsp. simalurensis (Slooten) P.S.Ashton
  • Vatica venulosa subsp. venulosa
Synonyms34

Synonyms of subsp. simalurensis:

  • Vatica simalurensis Slooten

Synonyms of subsp. venulosa:

  • Dryobalanops schefferi Hance
  • Retinodendron bancanum (Scheff.) King
  • Retinodendron kunstleri King
  • Vatica bancana Scheff.
  • Vatica kunstleri (King) Brandis
  • Vatica lutea Ridl.
  • Vatica schefferi (Hance) Brandis
  • Vatica schouteniana Scheff.

Vatica venulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra.2 It grows in tropical lowland dipterocarp rain forests, on hills, valleys, and along streams on moist, well-drained, and fertile loamy soils, up to 500 metres elevation.1

It is a critically endangered species threatened by habitat loss from logging and conversion of forests to agriculture and plantations.1

The species was first described by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1856. Two subspecies are accepted:2

  • Vatica venulosa subsp. simalurensis (Slooten) P.S.Ashton – western Sumatra3
  • Vatica venulosa subsp. venulosa – Borneo, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra4
References

References

  1. Chua, L.S.L., Cicuzza, D., Ganesan, S.K, Hamidi, A., Rachmat, H.H., Julia, S., Khoo, E., Kusuma, Y.W.C.K, Kusumadewi, Y., Ling, C.Y., Maycock, C.R., Randi, A., Robiansyah, I., Strijk, J.S., Tsen, S., Bodos, V., Nilus, R., Sugau, J. & Pereira, J.T. (2023). "Vatica venulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T33458A215143826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T33458A215143826.en. Retrieved 13 April 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Vatica venulosa Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  3. "Vatica venulosa subsp. simalurensis (Slooten) P.S.Ashton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  4. "Vatica venulosa subsp. venulosa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 April 2026.