Rubroshorea palosapis

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

Rubroshorea palosapis is a flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.[2] It is commonly called (along with some other species in the genera Rubroshorea and Shorea) Philippine mahogany or white lauan. It is endemic to the Philippines.[2]

The species was first described as Dipterocarpus palosapis by Francisco Manuel Blanco in 1845. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed in the genus Rubroshorea as R. palosapis.[2]

References

  1. ^ Energy Development Corporation; et al. (EDC) (2020). "Shorea palosapis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T33143A114505262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T33143A114505262.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Rubroshorea palosapis (Blanco) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 January 2025.