Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Shorea thorelii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Shorea thorelii is a deciduous tree that can grow 30 - 40 metres tall[ 404 Title Digital Compendium of Forestry Species of Cambodia Publication Author Website http://www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com Publisher www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com; Phnom Penh Year 2008 ISBN Description A very detailed booklet, produced in PDF format on the internet, giving information on around 100 species of trees. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of resin and wood. The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 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 - Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.

HabitatA canopy tree in semi-evergreen to evergreen forests; dry dense forests and in secondary formations; found at elevations up to 600 metres[ 404 Title Digital Compendium of Forestry Species of Cambodia Publication Author Website http://www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com Publisher www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com; Phnom Penh Year 2008 ISBN Description A very detailed booklet, produced in PDF format on the internet, giving information on around 100 species of trees. ].