Trigonobalanus verticillata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Trigonobalanus
Species:
T. verticillata
Binomial name
Trigonobalanus verticillata
Forman

Trigonobalanus verticillata is a species of plant in the family Fagaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, the Malay Peninsula, and Hainan.

Description

Trigonobalanus verticillata is a tree which grows 10 to 20 meters tall. The trunk has a diameter of 30 to 70 cm at breast height. It fruits between October and March.[1]

Range and habitat

Trigonobalanus verticillata is native to the highlands of Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, the Malay Peninsula, and Hainan.[1]

It is found in tropical montane rain forest and evergreen broadleaf forest in Indonesia and Malaysia, and in tropical moist monsoon forest on Hainan, between 900 and 2,000 meters elevation.[1]

On Hainan its often found with the trees Castanopsis tonkinensis, Lithocarpus fenzelianus, Liquidambar obovata, and Dacrydium pectinatum.[1]

Conservation

The species' conservation status is assessed as near threatened. It is threatened with habitat loss and fragmentation from deforestation, and its population is declining.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hinsinger, D.D. & Nguyen, M.C. 2019. Trigonobalanus verticillata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T191470A1984594. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T191470A1984594.en. Accessed 5 February 2023.
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