Shorea smithiana

Shorea smithiana
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. smithiana
Binomial name
Shorea smithiana
Symington[2]

Shorea smithiana (also called Light Red Meranti) is a large emergent rainforest tree species in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is endemic to the island of Borneo (Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei).[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] The tallest measured specimen is 82.3 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ashton, P. 1998. Shorea smithiana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Shorea smithiana Symington". 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. 335–337. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  3. "Borneo". Eastern Native Tree Society. Retrieved 2008-06-21.