Rubroshorea slootenii

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

Shorea slootenii P.S.Ashton

Rubroshorea slootenii is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Sarawak and southwestern Sabah on Borneo.[2] It grows up to 40 metres tall in lowland mixed dipterocarp forests up to 400 metres elevation.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b Julia, S.; Kusumadewi, Y.; Hoo, P.K.; Maycock, C.R.; Khoo, E.; Robiansyah, I. (2019). "Shorea slootenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T33434A149071903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33434A149071903.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Rubroshorea slootenii (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 February 2026.