Vatica elliptica

Short description: Species of tree

Vatica elliptica

Conservation status

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Malvales
Family:  | Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:  | Vatica
Species:  |

V. elliptica

Binomial name
Vatica elliptica

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Vatica elliptica is a rare species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Mindanao island in the Philippines .[1]

## Contents

* 1 Distribution
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Distribution

The tropical rain forest tree is endemic to Mount Kaladis in Zamboanga del Sur province, on the Zamboanga Peninsula of Mindanao island, in the southern Philippines.[1] It is part of the Mindanao montane rain forests ecoregion flora.

It is an IUCN Red List Critically endangered species.[1] Threatened by habitat loss, it is considered to be very close to extinction.[1]

## See also

* List of threatened species of the Philippines

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Energy Development Corporation (2020). "Vatica elliptica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T33444A114505484. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T33444A114505484.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/33444/114505484. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3016693 entry

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