Shorea acuminata
Encyclopedia
Shorea acuminata is a species of plant
in the Dipterocarpaceae
family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 17 genera and approximately 500 species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus Dipterocarpus, is derived from Greek and refers to the two-winged fruit...
family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
See also
- ShoreaShoreaShorea is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is named after Sir John Shore, the Governor-General of the British East India Company, 1793-1798. They are native to southeast Asia, from Northern India to Malaysia, Indonesia and the...
- Shorea teysmannianaShorea teysmannianaShorea teysmanniana, the Red lauan, is a notable timber tree of the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is native of the Philippines.-See also:*Shorea...
, a closely related tree in the Philippines more properly known as the Red Lauan. - Parashorea macrophyllaParashorea macrophyllaParashorea macrophylla is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The name macrophylla is derived from Greek and refers to the species extremely large leaves . It is endemic to Borneo, being found in Brunei, Sarawak and West Kalimantan...
, the White Lauan.
Source
- Ashton, P. 1998. Shorea acuminata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.