Shorea argentifolia

taxobox
status = EN
status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Malvales
familia = Dipterocarpaceae
genus = "Shorea"
species = "S. argentifolia"
binomial = "Shorea argentifolia"
binomial_authority = Sym.|

"Shorea argentifolia" (also called Dark Red Meranti) is an emergent rainforest tree species in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found on the island of Borneo [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] . It is threatened by habitat loss. The tallest recorded specimen is 84.9 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah [cite web | url = http://www.nativetreesociety.org/worldtrees/sea_ei/borneo_ii.htm | title = Borneo | publisher = Eastern Native Tree Society | accessdate= 2008-06-21] .

ources

* Ashton, P. 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/31912/all "Shorea argentifolia"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 August 2007.