Shorea maxima

Shorea maxima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Dipterocarpaceae
Subfamilia: Dipterocarpoideae
Genus: Shorea
Species: Shorea maxima

Name

Shorea maxima (King) Symington, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 9: 330 (1938).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Balanocarpus maximus King, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 62: 133 (1893).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Malaya (Perak and Pahang southwards). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Symington, C.F. 1938. Gardens' Bulletin. Straits Settlements 9: 330.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Shorea maxima. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 17. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Shorea maxima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Shorea maxima. Published online. Accessed: Mar 17 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Shorea maxima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Mar 2020.
• IUCN: Shorea maxima (King) Sym. (Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Yellow meranti

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