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]

Shorea gibbosa

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Shorea
Species:
S. gibbosa
Binomial name
Shorea gibbosa

References

  1. Ashton, P. 1998. Shorea gibbosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  2. Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Shorea gibbosa Brandis". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 262–263. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
  3. "Borneo". Eastern Native Tree Society. Retrieved 18 April 2008.


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