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Shorea contorta

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA THEALES DIPTEROCARPACEAE

Scientific Name: Shorea contorta
Species Authority: Vidal
Common Name/s:
English – White Lauan

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically 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]

Range Description: Endemic to the Philippines.
Countries:
Native:
Philippines
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This large tree is found in the ever-decreasing lowland seasonal semi-evergreen dipterocarp forest.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It is suffering from exploitation for the light red meranti (or white lauan) timber.
Citation: Ashton, P. 1998. Shorea contorta. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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