Parashorea lucida

taxobox
status = CR
status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Malvales
familia = Dipterocarpaceae
genus = "Parashorea"
species = "P. lucida"
binomial = "Parashorea lucida"
binomial_authority = (Miq.) Kurz
synonyms = *"Parashorea stellata" Slooten 1927, non Kurz 1870
*"Shorea lucida" Miq.
*"Shorea subpeltata" Miq.|

"Parashorea lucida" (also called White Meranti) is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The name "lucida" is derived from Latin ("lucidus" = clear) and refers to the venation on the leaf. It is a tall emergent tree, up to 60 m tall, found in mixed dipterocap forest on clay and clay soils. It is found in Sumatra and Borneo. It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* Ashton, P. 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/33098/all "Parashorea lucida"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
* Ashton, P.S. Dipterocarpaceae. In "Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak," Volume 5, 2004. Soepadmo, E., Saw, L.G. and Chung, R.C.K. eds. Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-59-3