{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN/> | genus = Gluta | species = aptera | authority = (King) Ding Hou<ref name=POWO/> | synonyms = {{Species list | Melanorrhoea aptera | King | Melanorrhoea inappendiculata | King | Melanorrhoea tricolor | Ridl. }} | synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO/> }}
'''''Gluta aptera''''' is a plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia.<ref name=TFSS/>
==Description== ''Gluta aptera'' grows as a tree up to {{cvt|30|m|-1}} tall with a trunk diameter of up to {{cvt|70|cm|0}}. The smooth bark is brown to grey. The leathery leaves are obovate and measure up to {{cvt|19|cm|0}} long and up to {{cvt|8.5|cm|0}} wide. The flowers are white. The roundish fruits are brown and measure up to {{cvt|3.5|cm|1}} wide.<ref name=TFSS/>
==Taxonomy== ''Gluta aptera'' was first described as ''Melanorrhoea aptera'' by British botanist George King in 1896 in the ''Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal''. In 1978, Dutch botanist Ding Hou transferred the species to the genus ''Gluta''.<ref name=POWO/> Type specimens were collected in Perak and Penang in Peninsular Malaysia. The specific epithet ''aptera'' means 'without wing', referring to the fruit.<ref name=TFSS/>
==Distribution and habitat== ''Gluta aptera'' is native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.<ref name=IUCN/> Its habitat is in lowland and montane forests, including in swamps, at elevations of {{cvt|700–1200|m|-3}}.<ref name=IUCN/>
==Conservation== ''Gluta aptera'' has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. However, the species' habitat is threatened by deforestation and conversion of land for agricultural and urban development purposes. The species is present in numerous protected areas.<ref name=IUCN/>
==Uses== The timber of ''Gluta aptera'' is locally used in home construction. It is also used as a dye.<ref name=IUCN/>
==References== {{Reflist | refs =
<ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author=de Kok, R. |year=2024 |title=''Gluta aptera'' |article-number=e.T220755842A220911878 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T220755842A220911878.en |access-date=21 February 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=POWO>{{cite POWO |title=''Gluta aptera'' (King) Ding Hou |id=69609-1 |access-date=21 February 2025}}</ref>
<ref name=TFSS>{{cite book |last=Kochummen |first=K. M. |date=1996 |contribution=''Gluta'' L. |editor1-last=Soepadmo |editor1-first=E. |editor-link=Engkik Soepadmo |editor2-last=Wong |editor2-first=K. M. |editor3-last=Saw |editor3-first=L. G. |title=Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak |volume=2 |pages=24–25 |publisher=Forest Research Institute Malaysia |isbn=983-9592-56-4}}</ref>
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aptera Category:Flora of Borneo Category:Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Category:Flora of Sumatra Category:Plants described in 1896