Shorea crassa
Encyclopedia
Shorea crassa is a species of plant
in the Dipterocarpaceae
family. The species name is derived from Latin
( = thick) and refers to thick leaf blade.
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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. The species name is derived from Latin
Latin
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( = thick) and refers to thick leaf blade.
Description
It is an emergent tree, up to 45 metres (147.6 ft), found in mixed dipterocarp forest on deep yellow sandy soils. S. crassa is endemic to Borneo. It is found in at least one protected area (Gunung Mulu National ParkGunung Mulu National Park
Gunung Mulu National Park near Miri, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that encompasses incredible caves and karst formations in a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting...
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