Hopea malibato

Hopea malibato is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Hopea malibato

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. malibato
Binomial name
Hopea malibato
Foxw.

Hopea malibato produces the oligostilbenes malibatol A and B, dibalanocarpol and balanocarpol.[2]

References

  1. Ashton, P. 1998. Hopea malibato. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.
  2. Dai, JR; Hallock, YF; Cardellina Jh, 2nd; Boyd, MR (1998). "HIV-inhibitory and cytotoxic oligostilbenes from the leaves of Hopea malibato". Journal of Natural Products. 61 (3): 351–3. doi:10.1021/np970519h. PMID 9544565.


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