Shorea gibbosa

Shorea gibbosa
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. gibbosa
Binomial name
Shorea gibbosa
Brandis[2]

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.[2] The tallest measured specimen is 81.1 metres tall, in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.[3]

References

  1. Ashton, P. 1998. Shorea gibbosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Shorea gibbosa Brandis". 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. pp. 262–263. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  3. "Borneo". Eastern Native Tree Society. Retrieved 18 April 2008.