Shorea acuminata

Species of tree

Shorea acuminata
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Shorea
Species:
S. acuminata
Binomial name
Shorea acuminata
Dyer[1]

Shorea acuminata (called, along with some other species in the genus Shorea, dark red meranti, light red meranti, or sometimes red lauan) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It grows naturally in Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.[1]

See also

  • Shorea
  • Shorea teysmanniana, a closely related tree in the Philippines more properly known as the Red Lauan.
  • Parashorea macrophylla, the White Lauan.

References

  1. ^ a b c Barstow, M. (2019). "Shorea acuminata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T33921A68072072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T33921A68072072.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Shorea acuminata


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