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Shorea pauciflora

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA THEALES DIPTEROCARPACEAE

Scientific Name: Shorea pauciflora
Species Authority: King
Common Name/s:
English – Dark Red Meranti, Red Lauan

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered A1cd ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Ashton, P.
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1997 – Not Threatened (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Indonesia (Sumatera); Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Singapore
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: An immense tree of lowland and hill forest on well-drained soils.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The species is exploited for its valuable dark red meranti timber.
Citation: Ashton, P. 1998. Shorea pauciflora. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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