Shorea xanthophylla

Shorea xanthophylla
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Shorea
Species: S. xanthophylla
Binomial name
Shorea xanthophylla
Sym.

Shorea xanthophylla (also called seraya kuning barun or lun barun) is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The name xanthophylla is derived from Greek, xanthos = yellow, phullon = leaf and refers to the yellowish colour of the dried leaf.

The timber is sold under the trade name of yellow meranti.

It is rainforest canopy tree up to 40 m tall. It is endemic to Borneo found in the Brunei, Kalimantan, and East Malaysia areas.

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