Parashorea lucida

Parashorea lucida
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Parashorea
Species:	P. lucida
Binomial name
*Parashorea lucida* (Miq.) Kurz^[2]
Synonyms
Parashorea stellata Slooten 1927, non Kurz 1870 Shorea lucida Miq. Shorea subpeltata Miq.

Parashorea lucida (also called White Meranti) is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The name lucida is derived from Latin (lucidus = clear) and refers to the venation on the leaf. It is a tall emergent tree, up to 60 m tall, found in mixed dipterocarp forest on clay and clay soils. It is found in Sumatra and Borneo.^[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

References

1 2 Ashton, P. 1998. Parashorea lucida. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
1 2 Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Parashorea lucida (Miq.) Kurz" (PDF). 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. 186. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 11 November 2007.

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