Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered
Shorea blumutensis
Shorea blumutensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Shorea blumutensis is a large tree The tree is a commercial source of the timber 'Yellow Meranti'. It is commonly harvested from the wild and traded. Threatened directly by logging; the tree is unlikely to reach reproductive maturity within a logging cycle. 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.
HabitatLowland dipterocarp forests at elevations below 500 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].