Rubroshorea bullata

Rubroshorea bullata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Rubroshorea
Species:
R. bullata
Binomial name
Rubroshorea bullata
(P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
Synonyms[2]

Shorea bullata P.S.Ashton

Rubroshorea bullata (called, along with some other species in the genus Rubroshorea, dark red meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Brunei and northeastern Sarawak on the island of Borneo.[2]

The species was first described as Shorea bullata by Peter Shaw Ashton in 1962. In 2022 Ashton and Jaqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. bullata.[2]

References

  1. ^ Julia, S.; Tanggaraju, S.; Maryani, A.; Hamidi, A.; Bodos, V.; Juiling, S. (2019). "Shorea bullata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T33106A149070799. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33106A149070799.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Rubroshorea bullata (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 January 2026.

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