There are currently seven endangered species of trees within the Annamite Forest Ecosystem.
Anisoptera costata Korth.
The Anisoptera costata is a large evergreen tree that can grow up to 40 meters high. During its youth, the bark of the tree is smooth and becomes more scaly and deeply fissured as it matures. The tree has simple, alternate leaves and whitish cream flowers grouped in terminal or axillary panicles. The fruits are nuts with a tip with short hairs, and contain at least six seeds. The Anisoptera costata is commonly distributed in the evergreen or open and degraded forests of Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, Borneo, Burma, Cambodia, Malaysian Peninsula, and Java. The tree can be found up to 500 meters altitude.
Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh.
The Diospyros ferrea is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 12 meters high. The tree has black bark and simple, alternate leaves. The berry-like fruits are ellipsoid with one to three seeds, and occasionally having up to six seeds. The Diospyros ferrea is distributed at low altitudes of the evergreen forests of Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, India, Indonesia, Malaysian Peninsula, Sri Lanka, and Philippines.
Dipterocarpus costatus Gaertn.f.
The Dipterocarpus costatus is a large deciduous tree that can grow up to 40 meters high. The tree has fissured and flaky bark and simple, alternate leaves. The flowers are arranged in three or six flowered inflorescences and the fruits are winged nuts with two or three wings that contain only a single seed. The Dipterocarpus costatus are distributed in the upper canopy of forests in Bangladesh, Burma, India, Indochina, Malaysian Peninsula, and Laos.
Glyptostrobus pensilis (Staunt. ex D.Don) K. Koch
The Glyptostrobus pensilis is a large semi-deciduous tree that can grow up to 25 meters high. The tree has fissured brown or reddish bark and scaly or needle-like alternate leaves. The flowers are monoecious and have female and male cones pyrifon. The Glyptostrobus pensilis is distributed in the low lying wet areas of Vietnam, Laos, and South East China.
Parashorea chinensis Wang Hsie
The Parashorea chinensis is a large evergreen tree that can grow up to 50 meters high. The tree has smooth or slightly fissured bark and simple, alternate leaves. The flowers are small and fragrant and slightly hairy. The fruits are are ovoid or ellipsoid nuts with a single seed. The Parashorea chinensis is distributed in the primary or open forests of southern China, Vietnam, and Laos. The tree can be found up to 1000 meters altitude.
Parashorea stellata Kurz
The Parashorea stellata is a large evergreen tree that can grow up to 40 meters high. The tree has smooth bark and simple alternate leaves. The flowers are arranged in terminal or axillary panicles, and the fruits are are winged nuts with fine hair and a single seed. The Parashorea stellata is distributed in the mixed and open degraded forests in Burma, Cambodia, Malaysian Peninsula, Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. The trees can be found from 300 to 800 meters altitude.
Shorea henryana Pierre
The Shorea henryana is a large deciduous tree that can grow up to 40 meters high. The tree has deeply fissured reddish brown bark and simple alternate leaves. The flowers are subsessile, and the fruits are ovoid nuts that are yellowish green when young and have a single seed. The Shorea henryana is distributed in the dry evergreen forests of Burma, Malaysian Peninsula, Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. The trees can be found up to 900 meters altitude.
You can go to our Current Conservation Status page to learn more about the conservation efforts for these tree species.
Annamite Forests In Vietnam 