Shorea johorensis

Shorea johorensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Shorea
Species: S. johorensis
Binomial name
Shorea johorensis
Foxw.

Shorea johorensis (also called seraya majau or meranti majau) is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family.

Description

It is a large emergent tree growing typically to 65 m tall. The tallest measured specimen is 82.4 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.[1] It is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

Sources

  1. "Borneo". Eastern Native Tree Society. Retrieved 2008-06-21.


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