Shorea gibbosa

Shorea gibbosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Shorea
Species:
S. gibbosa
Binomial name
Shorea gibbosa

Shorea gibbosa (also called yellow meranti) is a large emergent rainforest tree species in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.[2] The tallest measured specimen is 81.1 metres tall, in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.[3]

  1. ^ Ashton, P. (1998). "Shorea gibbosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33700A9802246. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33700A9802246.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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