Shorea cordata

Shorea cordata
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Shorea
Species: S. cordata
Binomial name
Shorea cordata
P.S.Ashton[2]

Shorea cordata is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The species name cordata is derived from Latin (cordatus = heart-shaped) and refers to the shape of the leaf base.

S. cordata is an emergent tree, up to 50 m, found in mixed dipterocarp forest on clay-rich soils over igneous rock.[2]

It is endemic to Borneo, being found in Sarawak and NW Kalimantan. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Shorea cordata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2007. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 1998. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Shorea cordata P.S.Ashton". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 243. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 14 November 2007.