Shorea gibbosa

Species of tree

Shorea gibbosa

Conservation status

Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Malvales
Family:  | Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:  | Shorea
Species:  |

S. gibbosa

Binomial name
Shorea gibbosa

Brandis[2]

Shorea gibbosa (also called yellow meranti) is a large emergent rainforest tree species in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.[2] The tallest measured specimen is 81.1 metres tall, in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Ashton, P. (1998). "Shorea gibbosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33700A9802246. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33700A9802246.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. ^ a b Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Shorea gibbosa Brandis". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 5\. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 262–263. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
3. ^ "Borneo". Eastern Native Tree Society. Retrieved 18 April 2008.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q5490541
* Wikispecies: Shorea gibbosa
* BOLD: 541884
* CoL: 4X4WT
* GBIF: 4096391
* GRIN: 405733
* iNaturalist: 425790
* IPNI: 321291-1
* IUCN: 33700
* NCBI: 552683
* Open Tree of Life: 646099
* Plant List: kew-2594004
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321291-1
* WFO: wfo-0000500579

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