Rubroshorea singkawang
| Rubroshorea singkawang | |
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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. singkawang
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubroshorea singkawang (Miq.) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
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Rubroshorea singkawang (called, along with some other dipterocarp species, dark red meranti or meranti merah) is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree which grows up to 30 metres tall. It is native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Thailand, where it grows in lowland evergreen rain forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
The species was first described as Hopea singkawang by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1861. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed it in genus Rubroshorea as R. singkawang.[2]
References
- ^ a b Pooma, R.; Newman, M.F. (2017). "Shorea singkawang". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T33480A2837343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T33480A2837343.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Rubroshorea singkawang (Miq.) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 February 2026.