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Hopea chinensis
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Hopea
Species: H. chinensis
Binomial name
Hopea chinensis
(Merr.) Hand.-Mazz.
Synonyms
List
    • Hopea austroyunnanica Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu
    • Hopea boreovietnamica Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu
    • Hopea daweishanica Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu
    • Hopea guangxiensis Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu
    • Hopea hongayensis Tardieu
    • Hopea jianshu Y.K.Yang S.Z.Yang & D.M.Wang
    • Hopea mollissima C.Y.Wu
    • Hopea pingbianica Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu
    • Hopea yunnanensis Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu
    • Shorea chinensis Merr.

Hopea chinensis is a species of medium-sized tree (15–20 metres (49–66 ft) tall) in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is found in China (S and SW Guangxi, S and SE Yunnan) and northern Vietnam.

Hopea chinensis is an endangered species threatened by exploitation of its durable timber. In China it is under first-class national protection. It also produces hopeachinols C and D.

References

  1. ^ Ashton, P. (1998). "Hopea chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32356A9700714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32356A9700714.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  3. eFloras. "Hopea chinensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. "National key protected wild plants (first batch)". Nature Reserve of China. 2004-07-10. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  5. 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
Taxon identifiers
Hopea chinensis
Shorea chinensis


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