Shorea macrantha

Botanical Description

Shorea macrantha is a tree with a crown of pendent branches; it can grow up to 40 metres tall. The moderately straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 60cm in diameter with short, stout buttresses[ 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 source of timber know as 'dark red meranti'. It is harvested from the wild for commercial use[ 946 Title Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods 1 Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 9 Author Choo K.T.; Gan K.S.; Lim S.C. Website https://info.frim.gov.my/infocenter/booksonline/ttb/TTBno9.pdf Publisher Timber Technology Centre; Kuala Lumpur Year 1998 ISBN 139-258 Description An excellent series of leaflets, this one gives information on the wood of several species in the genus Shorea. It can be downloaded as a PDF document from the Internet. ]. It also yields an oil-rich seed, known as illipe nut. Less valued than some other species, the seed is harvested mainly for local use[ 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 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. ].