Shorea kudatensis

Shorea kudatensis (also called seraya kuning kudat) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic the island of Borneo, in the low coastal hill in the north and west of Malaysian Sabah.[1]

Shorea kudatensis

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

The species has lost approximately 90% of its natural habitat[2] and is currently listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.[3]

References

  1. Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Shorea kudatensis Wood ex Meijer" (PDF). 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. 275–276. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. Maycock, C.R.; Kettle, C.J.; Khoo, E.; Pereira, J.T.; Sugau, J.B; Nilus, R.; Ong, R.C.; Nazahatul Anis, A.; Newman, M.F.; Burslem, D.F.R.P. (2012). "A Revised Conservation Assessment of the Dipterocarps of Sabah". Biotropica. doi:10.1111/J.1744-7429.2011.00852.X. hdl:2164/2229.
  3. Ashton, P. 1998. Shorea kudatensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.


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