Shorea confusa

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name = "Shorea confusa"
status = VU
status_ref = 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]
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Malvales
familia = Dipterocarpaceae
genus = "Shorea"
species = "S. confusa"
binomial = "Shorea confusa"
binomial_authority = P.S.Ashton
synonyms = "Shorea virescens auct. non" Parijs|

"Shorea confusa" is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The species is named derived from Latin ("confusus" = confused) and refers to the fact that this species is often misidentifed as "Shorea virescens". "S. confusa" is endemic to Borneo. It is an emergent tree, up to 50 m tall, in mixed dipterocarp forest on clay-rich soils. It is a light hardwood sold under the trade names of White Meranti. "S. confusa" is found in at least three protected area (Lambir National Park, Bukit Taviu [cite web | url = http://www.sabah.gov.my/htan_caims/Class%20I/A_FR1/bkt%20taviu.htm | title = Conservation Areas Information & Monitoring System - Bukit Taviu FR | publisher = Sabah Forestry Department | accessdate= 2007-11-12] and Ulu Telupid [cite web | url = http://www.sabah.gov.my/htan_caims/Level%202%20frame%20pgs/Class%201%20Frames/ulu_telupid_fr.htm | title = Conservation Areas Information & Monitoring System - Ulu Telupid FR | publisher = Sabah Forestry Department | accessdate= 2007-11-12] Forest Reserves), but is threatened elsewhere due to habitat loss.

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