Rubroshorea acuta
| Rubroshorea acuta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Rubroshorea |
| Species: | R. acuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubroshorea acuta (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Shorea acuta P.S.Ashton | |
Rubroshorea acuta is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Brunei and northeastern Sarawak on the island of Borneo. It is a tree which grows up to 45 metres tall in lowland mixed dipterocarp rain forest.[1][2]
The species was first described as Shorea acuta by Peter Shaw Ashton in 1962. In 2022 Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed it in the genus Rubroshorea as R. acuta.[2]
References
- ^ a b Bodos, V.; Barstow, M. (2019). "Shorea acuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T33403A149071107. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33403A149071107.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Rubroshorea acuta (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 January 2026.