Shorea smithiana | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Shorea |
Species: | S. smithiana |
Binomial name | |
Shorea smithiana Sym. |
Shorea smithiana (also called Light Red Meranti) is a large emergent rainforest tree species in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found on the island of Borneo (Indonesia and Malaysia)[1]. It is threatened by habitat loss. The tallest measured specimen is 82.3 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo[2].