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| Bhesa robusta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Centroplacaceae |
| Genus: | Bhesa |
| Species: | B. robusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Bhesa robusta | |
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Bhesa robusta is a species of plant in the Centroplacaceae family. It is a tree native to Indochina (Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam), southeastern China, Nepal and the eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo.[2] It is widespread in tropical and subtropical moist lowland forests, typically dipterocarp forests, up to 1,100 metres (3,610 ft) elevation.[1]
The species was first described as Celastrus robustus by William Roxburgh in 1824. In 1958 Ding Hou placed the species in genus Bhesa as B. robusta.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Oldfield, S. (2023). "Bhesa robusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T33934A212029313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T33934A212029313.en. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Bhesa robusta (Roxb.) Ding Hou". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
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