dcsimg
Creatures » » Plants » » Dicotyledons » » Dipterocarps »

Shorea symingtonii G. H. S. Wood

Shorea symingtonii

provided by wikipedia EN

Shorea symingtonii (also called white meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sabah in Borneo.

It is a large emergent tree, growing up to 50 meters tall with a trunk up to 1.5 metres in diameter.[1]

Shorea symingtonii is native to eastern and southeastern parts Sabah, including Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Sandakan, Semporna and Tawau districts. It is found in Kinabalu Park and Lingkabau Forest Reserve.[1]

It grows scattered in undulating lowland and hill mixed dipterocarp forest on clay-rich soils, up to 721 metres elevation.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Khoo, E.; Lee, Y.L.; Maycock, C.R.; Nilus, R.; Sugau, J.; Tsen, S.; Hoo, P.K.; Tanggaraju, S.; Pereira, J.T. (2019). "Shorea symingtonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T31930A125917264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T31930A125917264.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN

Shorea symingtonii: Brief Summary

provided by wikipedia EN

Shorea symingtonii (also called white meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sabah in Borneo.

It is a large emergent tree, growing up to 50 meters tall with a trunk up to 1.5 metres in diameter.

Shorea symingtonii is native to eastern and southeastern parts Sabah, including Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Sandakan, Semporna and Tawau districts. It is found in Kinabalu Park and Lingkabau Forest Reserve.

It grows scattered in undulating lowland and hill mixed dipterocarp forest on clay-rich soils, up to 721 metres elevation.

license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN