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{{Short description|Species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae}}
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| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Randi, A. |author2=Bodos, V. |author3=Ling, C.Y. |author4=Linsky, J. |author5=Oldfield, S. |author6=Pereira, J.T. |author7=Tsen, S. |date=2019 |title=''Vatica chartacea'' |volume=2019 |page=e.T33442A149072145 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33442A149072145.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Vatica
| species = chartacea
| authority = [[Peter Shaw Ashton|P.S.Ashton]]<ref name=POWO/>
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'''''Vatica chartacea''''' is a tree in the family [[Dipterocarpaceae]], native to [[Borneo]]. The [[Binomial nomenclature|specific epithet]] ''chartacea'' means "papery", referring to the leaves.<ref name=TFSS/>

==Description==
''Vatica chartacea'' grows as a medium-sized tree. Its [[Glossary of botanical terms#chartaceous|chartaceous]] leaves are oblong to [[Glossary of botanical terms#obovate|obovate]] and measure up to {{convert|25|cm|0|abbr=on}} long. The [[Glossary of botanical terms#inflorescence|inflorescence]]s bear cream flowers.<ref name=TFSS/>

==Distribution and habitat==
''Vatica chartacea'' is [[endemism|endemic]] to Borneo. Its habitat is [[Borneo lowland rain forests|mixed dipterocarp forests]] on lowland hills, in wet areas and by rivers.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" />

==Conservation==
''Vatica chartacea'' has been assessed as [[Endangered species (IUCN status)|endangered]] on the [[IUCN Red List]]. It is threatened by land conversion for plantations and by logging for its timber.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" />

==References==
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<ref name=POWO>{{BioRef | powo | title = ''Vatica chartacea'' | id = 321610-1 | accessdate = 27 July 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=TFSS>{{cite book | last = Ashton | first = P. S. | authorlink = Peter Shaw Ashton | date = 2004 | contribution = ''Vatica'' L. | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Saw | editor2-first = L. G. | editor3-last = Chung | editor3-first = R. C. K. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 5 | pages = 361, 363 | publisher = [[Forest Research Institute Malaysia]] | isbn = 983-2181-59-3}}</ref>

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[[Category:Vatica|chartacea]]
[[Category:Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo]]
[[Category:Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1978]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Peter Shaw Ashton]]

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Vatica chartacea - Revision history

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