Shorea ochracea | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Shorea |
Species: | S. ochracea
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Binomial name | |
Shorea ochracea |
Shorea ochracea is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species name is derived from Latin (ochraceus = the colour ochre) and refers to the colour of the undersurface of the leaf. [2] S. ochracea is endemic to Borneo.
It is an emergent tree, up to 50 metres (160 ft) tall, in mixed dipterocarp forest on sandy clay soils and clay soils. [2] It is a light hardwood sold under the trade names of white meranti. Shorea ochracea is found in at least two national parks ( Betung Kerihun and Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Parks), but is threatened elsewhere due to conversion of land for palm oil plantations, mining and logging. [1]
Shorea ochracea | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Shorea |
Species: | S. ochracea
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Binomial name | |
Shorea ochracea |
Shorea ochracea is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species name is derived from Latin (ochraceus = the colour ochre) and refers to the colour of the undersurface of the leaf. [2] S. ochracea is endemic to Borneo.
It is an emergent tree, up to 50 metres (160 ft) tall, in mixed dipterocarp forest on sandy clay soils and clay soils. [2] It is a light hardwood sold under the trade names of white meranti. Shorea ochracea is found in at least two national parks ( Betung Kerihun and Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Parks), but is threatened elsewhere due to conversion of land for palm oil plantations, mining and logging. [1]