Shorea symingtonii
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Shorea symingtonii (also called white meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sabah in Borneo.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Shorea |
Species: | S. symingtonii |
Binomial name | |
Shorea symingtonii | |
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It is a large emergent tree, growing up to 50 meters tall with a trunk up to 1.5 metres in diameter.[1]
Shorea symingtonii is native to eastern and southeastern parts Sabah, including Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Sandakan, Semporna and Tawau districts. It is found in Kinabalu Park and Lingkabau Forest Reserve.[1]
It grows scattered in undulating lowland and hill mixed dipterocarp forest on clay-rich soils, up to 721 metres elevation.[1]