Hopea odorata

Familia: Dipterocarpaceae
Subfamilia: Dipterocarpoideae
Genus: Hopea
Species: Hopea odorata

Hopea odorata Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 3(1): 7 (1811 publ. 1819)

• Type: Roxburgh, Pl. Coromandel 3(1): t. 210; vide Smitinand et al. (1990: 70).
• Type locality: [Bangladesh.] Chittagong.

• Homotypic
  • Doona odorata (Roxb.) Burck, Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 6: 233 (1887), p.p., excl. syn. Hopea sangal; not accepted by Pierre (1891) and Smitinand et al. (1990: 69) [cited as Hopea odorata], and Govaerts (2000) [cited as Hopea sangal]
• Heterotypic
  • Neisandra indica Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 163 (1838); not accepted by Govaerts et al. (2021) [cited as Hopea odorata]
  • Hopea decandra Buch.-Ham. ex Wight, Ill. Ind. Bot. 1: 88 (1840); not accepted by Hooker (1875: 308) and Ashton (1982: 423) [cited as Hopea odorata]
  • Hopea vasta Wall. Numer. List [Wallich]: n. 962 (1829), nom. nud.
  • Hopea odorata var. vasta A.DC., Prodr. 16(2.2): 633 (1868)
    • Note: Ashton (1982: 423) cites H. vasta with the reference de Candolle (1868).
    • Type: Wallich Cat. no. 962 (K {K000700748^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K001110420^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K001110421^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K001110422^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K001110423^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}; Isotypes: A 00014414^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, E {E00017484^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, E00017494^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, GH 00014415^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}; cf. G-DC {G00700679 (556826/1), G00700700 (556827/1)} [both without type indication]).
    • Type locality: [Myanmar. Mottama and Tanintharyi.]
  • Hopea wightiana Miq., Herb. Hohenacker: 320 ex Dyer, Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 1: 308 (1874), pro syn.; not accepted by Pierre (1891) [cited as H. odorata]
    • Type locality: [Myanmar.] Rangoon[Yangon], Pegu[Bago], Martaban[Mottama] and Tenasserim[Tanintharyi].
  • Hopea odorata var. eglandulosa (Roxb.) Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch., Fasc. 16: sub t. 244B" (1891)
    • Note: Smitinand et al. (1990: 69) cite this variety without its basionym Hopea eglandulosa Roxb., Fl. Ind. (Roxburgh) 2: 611 (1832), which is also basionym of Drypetes eglandulosa (Roxb.) Pax & K.Hoffm., Pflanzenr. (Engler) Euphorb.-Phyllanthoid.-Phyllanth. IV. 147, XV [Heft 81]: 249 (1922).
  • Hopea odorata var. flavescens Pierre, Fl. Forest. Cochinch., Fasc. 16: sub t. 244C (1891); not accepted by Smitinand et al. (1990: 69) [cited as H. odorata]
    • Type: F.J. Harmand in Herb. Pierre 525, c. (in flower, [March 1877]; P [​P01902055^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: Cambodge [= Cambodia]. Le long de la rivière Se Ke mun.

• Roxburgh, W. 1811–1820. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel; selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the hon. court of directors of the East India Company, / by William Roxburgh, M.D. ; Published, by their order, under the direction of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S. ; Vol. III. London. BHL Reference page. 

• Ashton, P.S. 1982. Dipterocarpaceae. Pp. 237–552 in van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.), Flora Malesiana, Ser. I, Vol. 9(2). Martinus Nijhoff / Dr W. Junk Publishers, The Hague / Boston / London. BHL Reference page. 
• Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) 1864–1868. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 16(2), Sistens Cupuliferas, Salicineas, Gymnospermas, etc. 691 pp. Sumptibus Victoris Masson et filii, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2000. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [unavailable to the public] Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 
• Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1875. The Flora of British India. Vol. 1. Ranunculaceae to Sapindaceae. 740 pp., London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page. 
• Pax, F. & Hoffmann, K. 1922. Euphorbiaceae-Phyllanthoideae-Phyllantheae. In: Engler, A. (ed.) Das Pflanzenreich: Regni vegetabilis conspectus, Im Auftrage der Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften. IV. 147. XV [Heft 81]. 349 pp., 1–138 plates, 1–26 figures. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann. BHL. Reference page. 
• Pierre, J.B.L. 1889–1895. Flore Forestiere de la Cochinchine. [Volume 3,] fascicules 14–20, pl. 201–300. Paris: Octave Doin. BHL Reference page. 
• Rafinesque, C.S. 1838. Sylva Telluriana. Mantissa synoptica. New genera and species of trees and shrubs of North America, and other regions of the earth, omitted or mistaken by the botanical authors and compilers, or not properly classified, now reduced by their natural affinities to the proper natural orders and tribes. 184 pp. Printed for the author and publisher, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. 
• Roxburgh, W. (†) 1832. Flora Indica; or, descriptions of Indian Plants. by the late William Roxburgh. Serampore: W. Thacker & Co. Calcutta; Parbury, Allen & Co., London. Vol. 2. 691 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Smitinand, T., Vidal, J.E. & Pham Hoang Hô 1990. Diptérocarpacées (Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Viêtnam, 25). Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 124 pp. ISBN 2-85654-189-5 BHL Reference page. 
• Wallich, N. 1828–1849. A Numerical List of Dried Specimens of plants in the Museum of the Honl. East India Company, which have been supplied by Dr. Wallich, superintendent of the botanic garden at Calcutta. London. BHL Reference page. 

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Hopea odorata. Accessed: 2024 August 3.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Hopea odorata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 3. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Hopea odorata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 September 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Hopea odorata. Published online. Accessed: 4 September 2021.

• Ly, V., Newman, M.F., Khou, E., Barstow, M., Hoang, V.S., Nanthavong, K. & Pooma, R., 2017. Hopea odorata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. IUCN Red List Category: Vulnerable . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T32305A2813234.en.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Hopea odorata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 September 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hopea odorata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 4 September 2021.

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