Richetia conica

Richetia conica is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a small to medium-sized tree endemic to eastern Sumatra.^[2][1] It grows in the lowland rain forest and periodic swamp forest of Riau Province, below 500 meters elevation. It has been subject to habitat loss from conversion of its native forests to pulpwood and oil palm plantations, and now mostly survives in small protected areas. It is assessed as endangered by the IUCN.^[1]

Richetia conica
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Richetia
Species:	R. conica
Binomial name
Richetia conica (Slooten) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
Synonyms[2]
Shorea conica Slooten