Shorea smithiana

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

"Shorea smithiana" (also called Light Red Meranti) is a large emergent rainforest tree species in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is found on the island of Borneo (Indonesia and Malaysia) [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 measured specimen is 82.3 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo [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/33138/all "Shorea smithiana"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 August 2007.