Vatica elliptica

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[edit]

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[edit]

* List of threatened species of the Philippines

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e Energy Development Corporation; et al. (EDC) (2020). "Vatica elliptica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T33444A114505484. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T33444A114505484.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Vatica at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q3016693
* Wikispecies: Vatica elliptica
* ARKive: vatica-elliptica
* CoL: 7FJMZ
* GBIF: 5669072
* iNaturalist: 444635
* IPNI: 321626-1
* IUCN: 33444
* Open Tree of Life: 6114963
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321626-1
* WFO: wfo-0000423152

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