Rubroshorea rugosa
| Rubroshorea rugosa | |
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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: | Rubroshorea |
| Species: | R. rugosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubroshorea rugosa (F.Heim) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
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Rubroshorea rugosa, called, along with some other dipterocarp species, dark red meranti,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo and Sumatra. It is a Vulnerable species threatened by habitat loss.[1]
The species was first described as Shorea rugosa by Frédéric Louis Heim in 1891. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. rugosa.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Hamidi, A.; Hoo, P.K.; Julia, S.; Khoo, E.; Kusumadewi, Y.; Maycock, C.R.; Randi, A.; Robiansyah, I. (2020). "Shorea rugosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T33433A68075473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T33433A68075473.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Rubroshorea rugosa (F.Heim) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 February 2026.