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(Redirected from Yellow meranti) Genus of flowering plants

Richetia
Richetia maxima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Subfamily: Dipterocarpoideae
Tribe: Shoreae
Genus: Richetia
F.Heim (1892)
Species

33; see text

Richetia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It includes 33 species of trees native to Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines.

The genus corresponds to the 'yellow meranti' group in the Dipterocarp timber classification system.

Species

33 species are accepted.

References

  1. ^ "Richetia F.Heim". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. Ashton, P.S., Heckenhauer, J. Tribe Shoreae (Dipterocarpaceae subfamily Dipterocarpoideae) Finally Dissected. Kew Bulletin 77, 885–903 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-022-10057-w
Taxon identifiers
Richetia
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