Biology:Vatica rassak

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Short description: Species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae

Vatica rassak
青梅屬 Vatica rassak -新加坡植物園 Singapore Botanic Gardens- (9213292155).jpg
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Vatica
Species:
V. rassak
Binomial name
Vatica rassak
(Korth.) Blume[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Retinodendron moluccanum (Burck) F.Heim
  • Korth. (Korth.) Walp.
  • Dyer Vatica papuana
  • Vatica celebensis K.Schum.
  • Vateria papuana Brandis
  • Gilg Vatica subcordata
  • Vatica celebica Hallier f.
  • Retinodendron rassak (Dyer) Dyer ex Hemsl.
  • Slooten Vatica moluccana
  • Vateria rassak Burck
  • Vatica schumanniana Vatica papuana

Vatica rassak is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Maritime Southeast Asia. The specific epithet rassak is from resak, the species' Malay common name.[3]

Description

Vatica rassak grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 70 cm (28 in). Its coriaceous leaves are elliptic to oblong and measure up to 32 cm (13 in) long. The inflorescences bear cream flowers.[3] In Borneo, a newly discovered, unnamed special caterpillar makes use of the poisonous resin from this tree to build a cocoon.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Vatica rassak is native to Borneo, Java, the Maluku Islands, Sulawesi, New Guinea and the Philippines . Its habitat is along rivers and in lowland dipterocarp forest, at altitudes to 400 m (1,300 ft).[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barstow, M. (2018). "Vatica rassak". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T33152A68075897. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T33152A68075897.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/33152/68075897. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vatica rassak". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321701-1. Retrieved 31 July 2021. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ashton, P. S. (2004). "Vatica L.". in Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 381–382. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. 
  4. ↑ Symondson, William O. C.; Holloway, Jeremy D.; Goossens, Benoit; Müller, Carsten T. (Aug 2014). "Bornean caterpillar (Lepidoptera) constructs cocoon from Vatica rassak (Dipterocarpaceae) resin containing multiple deterrent compounds". Journal of Natural History 49 (9–10): 553–560. doi:10.1080/00222933.2014.939731. https://zenodo.org/record/4004021. 

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