Shorea gibbosa
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Shorea gibbosa Brandis. |
Shorea gibbosa (also called Yellow Meranti) is a large emergent rainforest tree species in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is native to Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore [1]. The tallest measured specimen is 81,1 metres tall, in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo[2].
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- Ashton, P. 1998. Shorea gibbosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.