Vatica pachyphylla

Vatica pachyphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Vatica
Species: V. pachyphylla
Binomial name
Vatica pachyphylla
Merr.

Vatica pachyphylla is a species of flowering plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family.[1]

Distribution

Vatica pachyphylla is endemic to eastern Luzon island and Polillo Island in the northern Philippines.[1]

It is a tropical tree species found in the Luzon rainforest ecoregion. It is restricted to very low-altitude evergreen dipterocarp forest habitats of the ecoregion.[1]

It is a Critically endangered species threatened by habitat loss.[1]

See also

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