Shorea teysmanniana
Encyclopedia
Shorea teysmanniana, the Red lauan, is a notable timber tree of the Dipterocarpaceae
family. It is native of the Philippines
.
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 native of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
See also
- ShoreaShoreaShorea is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is named after Sir John Shore, the Governor-General of the British East India Company, 1793-1798. They are native to southeast Asia, from Northern India to Malaysia, Indonesia and the...
- Shorea acuminataShorea acuminataShorea acuminata is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia...
, the Dark Red Meranti, a closely related tree from Malaysia that is also known as Red Lauan. - Parashorea macrophyllaParashorea macrophyllaParashorea macrophylla is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The name macrophylla is derived from Greek and refers to the species extremely large leaves . It is endemic to Borneo, being found in Brunei, Sarawak and West Kalimantan...
, the White Lauan.