Shorea — 102 species
Botanical species in the genus Shorea recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Shorea acuminata
Shorea acuminata
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 400 metres.
Full cultivation guide →Shorea albida
Shorea albida
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
The largest trees, found towards the margins of the swamps, are all hollow and are very hard wooded; those towards the centre are too small and the wood is soft; it is the trees in the intermediate zone that are an important source of red meranti timber.
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Shorea assamica
Shorea assamica
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of low areas in the moist to wet tropics, where it is found at elevations between 150 - 1,000 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperature falls between the range 22 - 28°c, though it can tolerate 10 - 32°c. It can be killed by temperatures of 4°c or lower.
Full cultivation guide →Shorea balangeran
Shorea balangeran
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 100 metres. Mostly found on poor sandy soils on alluvial sites or hillsides in the wild.
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Shorea bracteolata
Shorea bracteolata
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 600 metres.
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Shorea coriacea
Shorea coriacea
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Usually found in the wild on poor sandy soils, ultrabasic soils or on limestone.
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Shorea dealbata
Shorea dealbata
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen.
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Shorea faguetiana
Shorea faguetiana
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Shorea faguetiana is a plant of the moist tropical lowlands, usually found in areas with year-round rainfall. Found in the wild on well-drained, clay soils.
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Shorea fallax
Shorea fallax
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Found wild in a range of forest habitats from from alluvial sites to dry hillsides and ridges, especially on clay soils.
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Shorea gibbosa
Shorea gibbosa
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Found in the wild on alluvial to dry sites, usually on clay soils.
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Shorea glauca
Shorea glauca
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 600 metres.
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Shorea guiso
Shorea guiso
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 400 metres. Usually found wild on ridges with sandy soils, quite often on limestone as well.
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Shorea hopeifolia
Shorea hopeifolia
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 600 metres.
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Shorea javanica
Shorea javanica
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Damar is a plant of the lowland, humid tropics, where it is found at elevations from sea level to about 500 metres. It grows in areas where the mean annual temperature is about 25°c, and the mean annual rainfall is 1,600 - 3,500mm, with a dry season of less than 6 months. It succeeds in areas with no dry season, but generally grows better with a dry season.
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Shorea johorensis
Shorea johorensis
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Usually found in the wild on riversides with clayey to sandy soils. Prefers a well-drained soil.
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Shorea laevis
Shorea laevis
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 600 metres. The plant is found in the wild on clay to sandy soils.
Full cultivation guide →Shorea lamellata
Shorea lamellata
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Found in the wild in a range of conditions, from alluvial as well as dry sites (hillside and ridges) in both sandy to clayey soils, and also on limestone.
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Shorea leprosula
Shorea leprosula
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of moist to wet lowland tropical areas, where it is found at elevations up to 700 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,500 - 3,500mm per year and there is a short dry period which is conducive for its growth and regeneration. Found growing in the wild on alluvial and dry sites (hillsides and ridges) on clayey to sandy soils, also on limestone.
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Shorea macrantha
Shorea macrantha
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen.
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Shorea macrophylla
Shorea macrophylla
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 600 metres. Plants are tolerant of periodically inundated soils. This species is one of the fastest growing trees in the genus.
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Shorea materialis
Shorea materialis
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 600 metres.
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Shorea maxima
Shorea maxima
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of mainly lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,300 metres.
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Shorea maxwelliana
Shorea maxwelliana
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 700 metres. Found on a wide range of soils and substrates in the wild from clays to sandstones.
Full cultivation guide →Shorea mujongensis
Shorea mujongensis
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Found wild on fertile soils overlying or influenced by basic volcanic rocks.
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Shorea multiflora
Shorea multiflora
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 700 metres.
Full cultivation guide →Shorea negrosensis
Shorea negrosensis
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics where it is found at elevations from sea level to 1,000 metres. It grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 1,200 - 2,700mm, and the mean annual temperature can range from 21 - 34°c.
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Shorea obtusa
Shorea obtusa
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of tropical monsoon climates, where it grows at an elevation up to 1,000 metres. It grows best in areas with a mean annual precipitation of 1,250 - 2,000mm, with a well pronounced wet season and a dry season of up to 6 months. However, it can also grow with less than 1,250mm.
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Shorea ovalis
Shorea ovalis
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 700 metres. The plant is found in the wild mostly on (coarse) sandy to clayey soils.
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Shorea ovata
Shorea ovata
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen.
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Shorea palosapis
Shorea palosapis
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Shorea palosapis is a plant of the lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations below 300 metres in areas with year-round rainfall. Found in the wild in well-drained, fertile soils.
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Shorea parvifolia
Shorea parvifolia
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Found in the wild on dry to wet soils that range from sandy to clay.
Full cultivation guide →Shorea parvistipulata
Shorea parvistipulata
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Mostly found in the wild on hillsides and ridges with clay soils, rarely on sandy soils.
Full cultivation guide →Shorea patoiensis
Shorea patoiensis
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
Found in the wild on hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils, also often on limestone. Grows wild on fertile clay rich soils on calcareous shales and volcanic rocks.
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Shorea platyclados
Shorea platyclados
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of moderate elevations in the moist tropics, where it is usually found at elevations of 700 - 1,300 metres, but occasionally down to 200 metres. Grows best in deep, fertile soils. The tree is only found in the wild on deep, friable, red-brown, fertile clay soils over shale and basalt.
Full cultivation guide →Shorea resinosa
Shorea resinosa
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 500 metres.
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Shorea robusta
Shorea robusta
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 28 - 34°c, but can tolerate 7 - 47°c. The plant can survive temperatures down to about -1°c.
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Shorea roxburghii
Shorea roxburghii
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations from 700 - 1,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 27 - 35°c, but can tolerate 12 - 45°c. When dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about 8°c, but young growth can be severely damaged at 10°c.
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Shorea seminis
Shorea seminis
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations of up to 300 metres. Yields of 1,138 kg/ha of dried kernels have been reported. The tree does not start to bear fruit until it is 18 - 25 years old.
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Shorea siamensis
Shorea siamensis
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, it grows at elevations from sea level to over 1,000 metres. It prefers a tropical monsoon climate with a mean annual rainfall of 1,250 - 2,000mm, with a well pronounced wet season and a dry season of up to 6 months Requires a sunny position. The plant has adapted to very dry conditions and mainly grows on shallow poor, and rocky sand soils, or on limestone soils with an acid to neutral pH.
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Shorea stenoptera
Shorea stenoptera
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics. The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen. Yields of 1,138 kg/ha of dried kernels have been reported.
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Shorea thorelii
Shorea thorelii
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
The plant is said to grow on acid red soils which are located on basaltic ranges.
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Shorea tumbuggaia
Shorea tumbuggaia
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 25 - 35°c, but can tolerate 13 - 43°c. When dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about 8°c, but young growth can be severely damaged at 10°c.
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Shorea zeylanica
Shorea zeylanica
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
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