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Anthoshorea polita

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Anthoshorea polita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Anthoshorea
Species:
A. polita
Binomial name
Anthoshorea polita
(S.Vidal) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck. (2022)
Synonyms[2]
  • Shorea mindanensis Foxw. (1918)
  • Shorea polita S.Vidal (1883)

Anthoshorea polita is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Philippines.

It is a medium-sized tree, 12 to 15 meters tall. It flowers from February to July, and sets fruit in April to May and in October.[1]

It is native to karst limestone forests and lowland rain forests from 110 to 1,325 meters elevation. It grows in the provinces of Bulacan (Angat), Cagayan, Ilocos Sur, Laguna (Mt. Makiling), Nueva Ecija (Bongabon), Occidental Mindoro (Paluan), Palawan (Balabac Island), Pangasinan, Quezon (Pagbilao), Rizal, Zambales, Bohol, Leyte, Basilan, Davao, Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga. The species is subject to habitat loss from deforestation for commercial timber harvesting, shifting agriculture, urbanization, and mining, and conversion of natural forests to commodity crops and forest plantations.[1]

The species was first described as Shorea polita by Sebastián Vidal y Soler in 1883. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer moved the species to genus Anthoshorea.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Energy Development Corporation (EDC), 2023. Shorea polita. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T33142A114505238. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T33142A114505238.en. Accessed 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Anthoshorea polita (S.Vidal) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 September 2024.