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Genus of flowering plants

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

23; see text

Synonyms

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.

The genus corresponds to the 'white meranti' group in the Dipterocarp timber classification system.

Species

23 species are accepted.

References

  1. ^ "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
Taxon identifiers
Anthoshorea
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