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Shorea johorensis

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Species of tree

Shorea johorensis
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Shorea
Species: S. johorensis
Binomial name
Shorea johorensis
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Shorea johorensis (also called seraya majau or meranti majau) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.

Description

It is a large emergent tree growing typically to 65 m tall. The tallest measured specimen is 82.4 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo. It is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

Sources

  1. Ashton, P. (1998). "Shorea johorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33119A9758343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33119A9758343.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Borneo". Eastern Native Tree Society. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
Taxon identifiers
Shorea johorensis


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