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Rubroshorea curtisii (Dyer ex King) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.

Poring Hot Spring, Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia.

 

Shorea curtisii Dyer. ex King. Dipterocarpaceae). CN: Malay and regional vernacular names - Seraya, Meranti seraya, Tengkawang], Dark red meranti. Distribution - Indonesia (Kalimantan), Malaysia, Thailand. A dominant species in lower hill dipterocarp forest ridges up to ca. to 850 m asl. A large tree with a distinctive grey or reddish-brown, coarsely fissured trunk; greyish-blue crown. Masting every 5–10 years, after prolonged periods of drought.

 

Ref. and suggested reading:

FRIM Flora Database

www.iucnredlist.org/details/33463/0

www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/kankoubutsu/highlight/highlights20...

www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Shorea.html

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Uploaded on December 26, 2013
Taken on January 3, 2011