About Hopea racophloea
Hopea racophloea is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Kerala and Karnataka states in southwestern India. It grows in evergreen moist forests in the Western Ghats from 400 to 1,000 metres elevation.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hopea racophloea
- Genus
- Hopea
- Family
- DIPTEROCARPACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests Key identification features : Tree with exfoliating bark
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Local Names
- Tamil
- Karung Kongu
- Malayalam
- Naduvalippongu, Nai Kambagam, Thondupoliyan Pongu
Botanical family
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarp/Sal family
Hopea racophloea belongs to the Dipterocarpaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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