Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Shorea selanica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Shorea selanica is a vast tree with buttresses[ 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 ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is a source of 'red meranti' timber. This species provides the most valuable construction timber of the Moluccas[ 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 ]. A dammar resin is also obtained. The tree has been heavily exploited for timber. It is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia.

HabitatA gregarious tree, dominant in the Moluccas semi-evergreen lowland forests on well drained land with fertile soils, sometime overlying limestone[ 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 ].