Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Shorea lepidota

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Shorea lepidota is a tree that can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight bole can be up to 2 metres in diameter with prominent buttresses up to 5 metres high[ 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ]. The tree is a source of the commercial timber 'Light Red Meranti', and is commonly harvested from the wild for commercial use. The tree is also the source of a fat that is widely used locally for cooking, lighting, medicine etc. The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatUndulating land in lowland dipterocarp forests at elevations up to 350 metres[ 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ].