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Anthoshorea roxburghii - Meranti temak nipis

Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.

 

Anthoshorea roxburghii (G.Don) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck syn. Shorea roxburghii G. Don. Dipterocarpaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Meranti temak nipis, Meranti temak, Melapi (Sabah, Sarawak), Meranti puteh, Meranti putih (Indonesia), Tengkawang (West Kalimantan); Thailand - Kayom, Khaen, Phayom, Phayom dong], White meranti. Distribution - India, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam. Tree, sometimes big. Habitat - lowlands, sometimes on limestone; in dry evergreen or deciduous forest and bamboo forest, often on sandy soils. Unusual for its adaptation to withstand adverse climatic conditions and soil types. Tree an important timber and resin source. An IUCN Red List Endangered species.

 

Homotypic Synonyms:

Shorea roxburghii G.Don

 

Heterotypic Synonyms:

Anthoshorea harmandii Pierre

Hopea floribunda Wall.

Saul iallarea Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.

Shorea attopoensis Pierre

Shorea cochinchinensis Pierre

Shorea cochinchinensis var. saigonensis Pierre

Shorea floribunda Kurz

Shorea harmandii Pierre

Shorea laccifera B.Heyne ex Wall.

Shorea laurifolia Wall. ex Steud.

Shorea robusta Roth

Shorea robusta A.DC.

Shorea saigonensis (Pierre) Pierre

Shorea talura Roxb.

Shorea talura var. saigonensis (Pierre) Smitinand

Vatica laccifera Wight & Arn.

 

Ref.:

FRIM Flora Database

powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:772179...

www.mybis.gov.my/sp/69460

www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2592562

www.worldagroforestry.org/sea/Products/AFDbases/wd/asps/D...

www.iucnredlist.org/details/33028/0

akitia.com/%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1-...

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorea_roxburghii

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F4-431-28054-5_13#page-1

 

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