Shorea superba

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. superba"
binomial = "Shorea superba"
binomial_authority = Sym.|

"Shorea superba" is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The species name is derived from Latin ("superbus" = magnificent) and refers to the stature and elegance of the tree. It is a vast emergent tree, growing to 75 m tall, the tallest measured specimen is 84.4 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] . The species is found in mixed dipterocarp forest on well-structured clay soils in moist areasAshton, 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 endemic to Borneo, where it is threatened by habitat loss [IUCN2007|assessors=Ashton|year=1998|id=31929|title=Shorea superba|downloaded= 12 November 2007] . I is found within at least four protected areas (Sepilok Forest Reserve, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Lambir Hills and Gunung Mulu National Parks).

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