Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY

Shorea macroptera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Shorea macroptera is a tree with a dense, hemispherical crown; it can grow 40 - 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 70 - 150cm in diameter with buttresses up to 2.5 metres high[ 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 wood is a source of 'Light Red Meranti timber; it is harvestd from the wild for commercial use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatA canopy to emergent tree in well drained mixed dipterocarp forest, especially in hills, growing in clay soils and sandy-clays; at elevations up to 900 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 , 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. ].