Rubroshorea hemsleyana
| Rubroshorea hemsleyana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Rubroshorea |
| Species: | R. hemsleyana
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubroshorea hemsleyana (King) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
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Shorea hemsleyana is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Peninsular Thailand.[2] It grows in lowland mixed dipterocarp rain forests up to 600 metres elevation on clay and peat soils.[1]
The species was first described as Balanocarpus hemsleyanus by George King in 1893. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. hemsleyanus.[2]
References
- ^ a b Barstow, M. & Randi, A. 2020. Shorea hemsleyana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T63036A68073769. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T63036A68073769.en. Accessed 10 February 2026.
- ^ a b c "Rubroshorea hemsleyana (King) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 February 2026.