Overview
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Description
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Habitat
Ecology: This enormous tree , sometimes reaching heights of 90 m , is found on ultramafic soils.[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Rosidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Rutanae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Rutales
()
- Perleb, 1826
- Suborder:
Rutineae
()
- Family:
Irvingiaceae
()
- Exell & Mendonça, 1951
- Genus:
Allantospermum
()
- Forman, 1965
- Specific epithet:
borneense
- Forman
- Botanical name: - Allantospermum borneense var. rostratrum Forman
- Specific epithet:
borneense
- Forman
- Genus:
Allantospermum
(
- Family:
Irvingiaceae
(
- Suborder:
Rutineae
(
- Order:
Rutales
(
- Superorder:
Rutanae
(
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Allantospermum
There are approximately 4 species in this genus:
A. borneense · A. borneense var. borneense · A. borneense var. rostratrum · A. multicaule
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Meijer, W. 1997. A conversation between Amy MacKinven and Dr W. Meijer regarding possibly extinct trees of Sabah.
- Soepadmo, E. and Wong, K.M. 1995. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. Kuala Lumpur: Ampang Press Sdn. Bhd.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed March 29, 2007.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
Identifiers
- IUCN ID: 37786
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1024739
Footnotes
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]
