Shorea pachyphylla (called, along with some other species in the genus Shorea, dark red meranti) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Borneo and threatened by habitat loss.[1] It grows in peat swamp forests and heath (or kerangas) forests.[2]

Shorea pachyphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Shorea
Species:
S. pachyphylla
Binomial name
Shorea pachyphylla

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Randi, A.; Robiansyah, I.; Julia, S.; Kusumadewi, Y.; Tanggaraju, S.; Maryani, A.; Bodos, V.; Hamidi, A.; Juiling, S. (2019). "Shorea pachyphylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T33429A125914411. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33429A125914411.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Sundaland heath forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.