| Anthoshorea hypochra | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Anthoshorea |
| Species: | A. hypochra |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthoshorea hypochra (Hance) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck. (2022) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Anthoshorea hypochra called, along with some other species in the genus Anthoshorea, white meranti, is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It grows naturally in Cambodia, Sumatra, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Description
A very large tree up to 60 m tall with bole branchless for 24–30 m and up to 165 cm in diameter; leaves ovate to elliptical, 7–18 cm x 4.5–8 cm, thickly leathery, with 15-20 pairs of secondary veins, lower surface cream lepidote, petiole 2–4 cm long; stamens 15, stylopidium absent; larger fruit calyx lobes up to 17 cm x 2.6 cm. The density of the wood is 530–865 kg/mᶟ at 15% moisture content.
Range and habitat
The species ranges from Indo-China to Peninsular Malaysia and the Riau and Lingga archipelagoes. A. hypochra occurs on flat and undulating land near the coast or in seasonal dipterocarp forest at low latitude.
Uses
The timber is used as white meranti. A dammar of good quality ('dammar temak') has been yielded on a commercial scale.
References
- ^ Nguyen, H.N.; Luu, H.T.; Vu, V.D.; Newman, M.F.; Pooma, R.; Hoang, V.S.; Khou, E.; Ly, V.; Barstow, M. (2017). "Shorea hypochra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T33117A2832944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T33117A2832944.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- "Anthoshorea hypochra (Hance) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- Plant Resource of South-East Asia 5. 1994a. (1)Timber Trees: Major commercial timbers. PROSEA, Bogor.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Anthoshorea hypochra | |
| Shorea hypochra | |
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