Shorea gibbosa

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Shorea gibbosa
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Dipterocarpaceae Genus: Shorea Species: S. gibbosa
Binomial name
Shorea gibbosa Brandis.

Shorea gibbosa (also called Yellow Meranti) is a large emergent rainforest tree species in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is native to Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore ^[1]. The tallest measured specimen is 81,1 metres tall, in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo^[2].

[edit] Source

• Ashton, P. 1998. Shorea gibbosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.

[edit] References

1. ^ 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
2. ^ Borneo. Eastern Native Tree Society. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.