Parashorea tomentella
Encyclopedia
Parashorea tomentella is a species of plant
in the Dipterocarpaceae
family. It is endemic to the east coast of Borneo
(Sabah and east Kalimantan). It is a large emergent tree, up to 65 m tall, found in lowland dipterocarp forests on fertile clay soils. It is a light hardwood sold under the trade names of White Lauan
or White Seraya
. It is currently not listed on the IUCN redlist, however, likely to be endangered due to it limited distribution and loss of habitat. It can still be found in forest reserves in the east coast of Sabah.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 17 genera and approximately 500 species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus Dipterocarpus, is derived from Greek and refers to the two-winged fruit...
family. It is endemic to the east coast of Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
(Sabah and east Kalimantan). It is a large emergent tree, up to 65 m tall, found in lowland dipterocarp forests on fertile clay soils. It is a light hardwood sold under the trade names of White Lauan
Dipterocarp timber classification
The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood colour....
or White Seraya
Dipterocarp timber classification
The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood colour....
. It is currently not listed on the IUCN redlist, however, likely to be endangered due to it limited distribution and loss of habitat. It can still be found in forest reserves in the east coast of Sabah.