Anisoptera costata
Anisoptera costata is an endangered species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet costata means "ribbed", referring to the prominent venation of the leaf blade. A huge emergent tree up to 65 m high, it is found in evergreen and semi-evergreen lowland tropical seasonal forests of Indo-Burma and in mixed dipterocarp forests of Malesia. Distribution and habitat
Anisoptera costata is native to Bangladesh, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Cambodia, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its habitat is in forest types including dipterocarp and evergreen, to elevations of . In Laos, the tree grows along rivers. Benefit 
The Anisoptera costata, and Dalvergia cochinchinesis are six-year-old native species for the forest plantation strategy to increase biomass, forest ecosystems, timber supply, and socio-economic. It is important to environmental, and biodiversity purpose with improving soil condition in the forest. The characteristic of wood is rough, it hard to convert to furniture, and other tool. The colour is yellow, light brown, yellow brown, and dark brown. The wood can use as frame structure, column, ceiling, and floor. Fruits and flowers
Anisoptera costata fruits or nuts have the size of broadly conical longer wing is 9-12 by 1.4-1.8 cm, and shorter wing: 1.2-1.5 by 0.2-0.35 cm. It has white-yellow flowers, 6 mm in length. The flowers are food for insects and moths such as the red coffee borer (Polyphagozerra coffeae). References

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costata
Trees of Bangladesh
Trees of Indo-China
Trees of Malesia
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Dipterocarps of Borneo
Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests