Shorea xanthophylla

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

"Shorea xanthophylla" (also called "seraya kuning barun" or "lun barun") is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The name "xanthophylla" is derived from Greek, "xanthos" = yellow, "phullon" = leaf and refers to the yellowish colour of the dried leaf. The timber is sold under the trade name of yellow meranti. It is rainforest canopy tree up to 40 m tall. It is endemic to [Borneo] found in Brunei, Kalimantan, and East Malaysia.

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* Ashton, P. 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/33438/all "Shorea xanthophylla"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 August 2007.