Shorea virescens

taxobox
name = "Shorea virescens"
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. virescens"
binomial = "Shorea virescens"
binomial_authority = Parijs|

"Shorea virescens" is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The inference of the species name, derived from Latin ("virescens" = becoming green), is unclear. This species occurs in Borneo and the Philippines. It is an emergent tree, up to 50 m tall, in mixed dipterocarp forest on clay soils. It is a light hardwood sold under the trade names of White Meranti. "S. ochracea" is found in at least two protected areas (Lambir & Gunung Mulu National Parks), but is threatened elsewhere due to habitat loss.

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