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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 dipterocap forest on clay and and clay soils. It is found in Sumatra and Borneo. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Ashton, P. 1998. Parashorea lucida. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- Ashton, P.S. Dipterocarpaceae. In Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Volume 5, 2004. Soepadmo, E., Saw, L.G. and Chung, R.C.K. eds. Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-59-3
