Rubroshorea pallidifolia
| Rubroshorea pallidifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Rubroshorea |
| Species: | R. pallidifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubroshorea pallidifolia (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Shorea pallidifolia P.S.Ashton | |
Rubroshorea pallidifolia (commonly known, along with some other species in genus Rubroshorea, as red meranti[1]) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to western and central Sarawak on the island of Borneo.[2] It is native to lowland heath or kerangas forest up to 400 metres elevation.[1]
The species was first described as Shorea pallidifolia by Peter Shaw Ashton in 1967. In 2022 Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. pallidifolia.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Randi, A.; Barstow, M.; Julia, S.; Kusumadewi, Y.; Robiansyah, I. (2019). "Shorea pallidifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T31923A149070403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T31923A149070403.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Rubroshorea pallidifolia (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 February 2026.