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Parashorea symthiesii is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is endemic to Borneo (Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak and east Kalimantan). It is a large emergent tree, up to 55 m tall, found in mixed and upper dipterocarp forests on fertile clay soils. It is currently not listed on the IUCN redlist and is found in at least three protected areas (Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei and the Lambir National Park and Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak).
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- Ashton, P.S. Dipterocarpaceae. In Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Volume 5, 2004. Soepadmo, E., Saw, L.G. and Chung, R.C.K. eds. Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-59-3
