Anisoptera (tree)

taxobox
name = "Anisoptera"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Malvales
familia = Dipterocarpaceae
genus = "Anisoptera"
genus_authority = Korth.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = * "Anisoptera aurea" Foxw.
* "Anisoptera costata"
* "Anisoptera curtisii"
* "Anisoptera grossivenia"
* "Anisoptera laevis"
* "Anisoptera marginata"
* "Anisoptera megistocarpa"
* "Anisoptera parvifolia" Warb.
* "Anisoptera reticulata"
* "Anisoptera scaphula"
* "Anisoptera thurifera (Blanco) Blume|

"Anisoptera" is a genus of plant in family Dipterocarpaceae. The name "Anisoptera" is derived from Greek (" _gr. anisos" = “unequal” and " _gr. pteron" = “wing”) and describes the unequal fruit calyx lobes. It contains ten species distributed from Chittagong (Bangladesh) to New Guinea (Ashton 2004). Eight out of the ten species are currently listed on the IUCN redlist. Of these, four species are listed as critically endangered and the other four as endangered. The main threat is habitat loss. The timber is a light hardwood.

References

*cite book |chapter=Dipterocarpaceae |title=Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak |last=Ashton |first=P. S. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2004 |volume=Volume 5 |editor=Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.) |publisher=Government of Malaysia |location=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |isbn=9832181593 |pages= |url=