Shorea agamii

taxobox
name = "Shorea agamii"
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. agamii"
binomial = "Shorea agamii"
binomial_authority = P.S.Ashton|

"Shorea agamii" is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The species is named after J. Agama a one time forest officier in the Sabah Forestry Department. Two subspecies are recognised subsp. "agamii" and subsp "diminuta"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] . The subspecies name "diminuta" is derived from Latin ("diminutus" = made small) and refers to the smaller leaves of this subspecies.

"S. agamii" is endemic to Borneo. It is an emergent tree, up to 50 m tall, in mixed dipterocarp forest on well-drained sandy clay soils and clay-rich soils. It is a light hardwood sold under the trade names of White Meranti. The species is incorrectly listed in the IUCN redlist as "Shorea agami" [IUCN2007|assessors=Ashton|year=1998|id=31910|title=Shorea agami|downloaded= 12 November 2007] [>cite web | url = http://193.62.154.38/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/diptaxsh/maxvals=10/firstval=1?GENUS_XREF=Shorea&SPECIES_XREF=agami | title = Dipterocarpaceae Data Base Taxonomic "Shorea agamii" | publisher = Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh | accessdate= 2007-11-12] . "S. agamii" subsp. "agamii" is found in at least three protected areas (Kabilli-Sepilok Forest Reserve, Lambir & Gunung Mulu National Parks), but is threatened elsewhere due to habitat loss.

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