Shorea johorensis

Shorea johorensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Shorea
Species: S. johorensis
Binomial name
Shorea johorensis
Foxw.

Shorea johorensis (also called seraya majau or meranti majau) is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family.

Description

It is a large emergent tree growing typically to 65 m tall. The tallest measured specimen is 82.4 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo[1]. It is found in Indonesia (Borneo and Sumatra) and Malaysia.

Sources

  1. ^ "Borneo". Eastern Native Tree Society. http://www.nativetreesociety.org/worldtrees/sea_ei/borneo_ii.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-21.