# Anisoptera marginata

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{{Short description|Species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae}}
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| image =
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| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Kalima, T. |author2=Kusumadewi, Y. |author3=Purwaningsih. |author4=Barstow, M. |date=2020 |title=''Anisoptera marginata'' |volume=2020 |article-number=e.T33066A68069678 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T33066A68069678.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Anisoptera (plant)
| species = marginata
| authority = [Korth.](/source/Pieter_Willem_Korthals)<ref name=POWO/>
| synonyms = 
  {{Species list
  | Anisoptera grandiflora | Brandis
  }}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO/>
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'''''Anisoptera marginata''''' is a tree in the family [Dipterocarpaceae](/source/Dipterocarpaceae). The [specific epithet](/source/Binomial_nomenclature) ''marginata'' means "bordered", referring to the leaf veins.<ref name=TFSS/>

==Description==
''Anisoptera marginata'' grows up to {{convert|45|m|-1}} tall, with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|1.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. It has [buttresses](/source/Buttress_root). The bark is fissured and flaky. The leaves are [oblong](/source/Glossary_of_leaf_morphology) to [obovate](/source/Glossary_of_leaf_morphology) and measure up to {{convert|10|cm|0|abbr=on}} long. The [inflorescence](/source/Glossary_of_botanical_terms)s measure up to {{convert|14|cm|0|abbr=on}} long and bear yellow flowers.<ref name=TFSS/>

==Distribution and habitat==
''Anisoptera marginata'' is native to [Peninsular Malaysia](/source/Peninsular_Malaysia), [Sumatra](/source/Sumatra) and [Borneo](/source/Borneo). Its habitat is [peat swamp](/source/Peat_swamp_forest) and [heath forests](/source/Sundaland_heath_forests), to elevations of {{convert|850|m|-3|abbr=on}}.<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" /><ref name=TFSS/>

==Conservation==
''Anisoptera marginata'' has been assessed as [vulnerable](/source/Vulnerable_species) on the [IUCN Red List](/source/IUCN_Red_List). It is threatened by logging for its timber and by fires. The species is found in some protected areas.<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />

==References==
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<ref name=POWO>{{BioRef | powo | title = ''Anisoptera marginata'' | id = 320558-1 | accessdate = 9 September 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=TFSS>{{cite book | last = Ashton | first = P. S. | author-link = Peter Shaw Ashton | date = 2004 | contribution = ''Anisoptera'' Korth. | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Saw | editor2-first = L. G. | editor3-last = Chung | editor3-first = R. C. K. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 5 | pages = 76, 78 | publisher = [Forest Research Institute Malaysia](/source/Forest_Research_Institute_Malaysia) | isbn = 983-2181-59-3}}</ref>

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marginata
Category:Dipterocarps of Borneo
Category:Flora of Peninsular Malaysia
Category:Flora of Sumatra
Category:Vulnerable flora of Asia
Category:Plants described in 1841
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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