Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY

Shorea parvifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Shorea parvifolia is a tree with an immense, cauliflower-shaped crown; it can grow up to 65 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 70 - 200cm in diameter with stout buttresses up to 4 metres high[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, , 848 Title Tropix 7 Publication Author Website http://tropix.cirad.fr/en Publisher CIRAD Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees. , 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is a major source of the timber 'Light Red Meranti'. It is commonly harvested from the wild for commercial use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia.

HabitatAn upper canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests at elevations up to 1,100 metres. It is found on alluvial (swamps and riversides) and dry (hillsides and ridges) sites with clayey to sandy soils[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].