Hopea chinensis

Hopea chinensis is a species of medium-sized tree (15–20 metres (49–66 ft) tall) in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is found in China (S and SW Guangxi, S and SE Yunnan) and northern Vietnam.^[3]

Hopea chinensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Hopea
Species:	H. chinensis
Binomial name
Hopea chinensis (Merr.) Hand.-Mazz.
Synonyms[2]
List Hopea austroyunnanica Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu Hopea boreovietnamica Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu Hopea daweishanica Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu Hopea guangxiensis Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu Hopea hongayensis Tardieu Hopea jianshu Y.K.Yang S.Z.Yang & D.M.Wang Hopea mollissima C.Y.Wu Hopea pingbianica Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu Hopea yunnanensis Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu Shorea chinensis Merr.

Hopea chinensis is an endangered species threatened by exploitation of its durable timber.^[1] In China it is under first-class national protection.^[4] It also produces hopeachinols C and D.^[5]