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{{Short description|Species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae}}
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| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Bodos, V. |author2=Julia, S. |date=2019 |title=''Vatica compressa'' |volume=2019 |page=e.T31933A137452651 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T31933A137452651.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Vatica
| species = compressa
| authority = [[Peter Shaw Ashton|P.S.Ashton]]<ref name=POWO/>
| synonyms =
{{Species list
| Sunaptea compressa | (P.S.Ashton) Kosterm.
}}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO/>
}}

'''''Vatica compressa''''' is a tree in the family [[Dipterocarpaceae]], native to [[Borneo]]. The [[Binomial nomenclature|specific epithet]] ''compressa'' means "compressed", referring to the twig when young.<ref name=TFSS/>

==Description==
''Vatica compressa'' grows up to {{convert|30|m|-1}} tall, with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|35|cm|0|abbr=on}}. Its [[Glossary of botanical terms#coriaceous|coriaceous]] leaves are elliptic to [[Glossary of botanical terms#ovate|ovate]] and measure up to {{convert|19|cm|0|abbr=on}} long. The [[Glossary of botanical terms#inflorescence|inflorescence]]s bear cream flowers.<ref name=TFSS/>

==Distribution and habitat==
''Vatica compressa'' is [[endemism|endemic]] to Borneo, where it is confined to [[Sarawak]].<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /> Its habitat is ''[[kerangas]]'' or [[Borneo lowland rain forests|mixed dipterocarp]] forest, at elevations to {{convert|870|m|-2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=TFSS/>

==Conservation==
''Vatica compressa'' has been assessed as [[Vulnerable species|vulnerable]] on the [[IUCN Red List]]. It is threatened by habitat loss and logging for its timber.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" />

==References==
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<ref name=POWO>{{BioRef | powo | title = ''Vatica compressa'' | id = 321613-1 | accessdate = 28 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 = 363 | publisher = [[Forest Research Institute Malaysia]] | isbn = 983-2181-59-3}}</ref>

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[[Category:Vatica|compressa]]
[[Category:Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo]]
[[Category:Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests]]
[[Category:Flora of Sarawak]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1967]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Peter Shaw Ashton]]

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