Shorea smithiana | |
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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. smithiana
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Binomial name | |
Shorea smithiana |
Shorea smithiana (called, along with some other species in the genus Shorea, light red meranti) [1] is a large emergent rainforest tree species in the Dipterocarpaceae. Shorea smithiana is endemic to Borneo. [2] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1] The tallest measured specimen is 82.3 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah, Borneo. [3]