Rubroshorea kunstleri

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

Shorea kunstleri King

Rubroshorea kunstleri (called, along with some other species, red balau)[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo.[2]

It is a large tree growing up to 55 metres tall, with a straight cylindrical bole supported by spreading buttresses, branching into a few large ascending limbs that create a large, loose, cauliflower-shaped crown. It is native to lowland mixed dipterocarp rain forests up to 800 metres elevation, where it grows on leached sandy clay soils on low hills and ridges.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Chua, L.S.L., Cicuzza, D., Ganesan, S.K, Hamidi, A., Rachmat, H.H., Julia, S., Khoo, E., Kusumadewi, Y., Ling, C.Y., Maycock, C.R., Randi, A., Robiansyah, I., Strijk, J.S., Tsen, S., Bodos, V., Nilus, R., Sugau, J. & Pereira, J.T. (2023). "Shorea kunstleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T33120A68074009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T33120A68074009.en. Retrieved 29 January 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "Rubroshorea kunstleri (King) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 January 2026.