Rubroshorea ovalis

Rubroshorea ovalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Rubroshorea
Species:
R. ovalis
Binomial name
Rubroshorea ovalis
(Korth.) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
Synonyms[2]
  • Hopea aspera de Vriese
  • Shorea eximia (Miq.) Scheff.
  • Shorea eximia var. angustifolia Burck
  • Shorea fusca Burck
  • Shorea ovalis (Korth.) Blume
  • Shorea ovalis subsp. ovalis
  • Shorea ovalis subsp. sarawakensis P.S.Ashton
  • Shorea ovalis subsp. sericea (Dyer) P.S.Ashton
  • Shorea rigida Brandis
  • Shorea sericea Dyer
  • Shorea sublacunosa Scheff.
  • Vatica eximia Miq.
  • Vatica ovalis Korth.
  • Vatica sublacunosa Miq.

Rubroshorea ovalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.[2] It is a large fast-growing tree, up to 50 meters tall, which is native to Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore. It flowers every 3 to 4 years between March and June. Flowers are pollinated by insects and seeds are dispersed by the wind.[1]

It grows in lowland mixed dipterocarp forests on hills and clay soils up to 500 meters elevation. Trees form ectomycorrhizal root associations.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Barstow, M. 2018. Shorea ovalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T63042A68074718. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T63042A68074718.en. Accessed 5 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Rubroshorea ovalis (Korth.) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 November 2024.