Hopea chinensis
| Hopea chinensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Hopea |
| Species: | H. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hopea chinensis (Merr.) Hand.-Mazz. | |
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Hopea chinensis is a species of medium-sized tree (15–20 metres (49–66 ft) tall) in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found in China (S and SW Guangxi, S and SE Yunnan) and northern Vietnam.[3]
H. chinensis is an endangered species threatened by exploitation of its durable timber.[1] In China it is under first-class national protection.[4] It also produces hopeachinols C and D.[5]
References
- 1 2 Ashton, P. (1998). "Hopea chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ↑ eFloras. "Hopea chinensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ "National key protected wild plants (first batch)". Nature Reserve of China. 2004-07-10. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ Polyphenolic Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors from Hopea chinensis. Tong Yan, Ting Wang, Wei Wei, Nan Jiang, Yan Hua Qin, Ren Xiang Tan and Hui Ming Ge, Planta Med, 2012, volume 78, issue 10, pages 1015-1019, doi:10.1055/s-0031-1298623
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