ON THIS PLANT
Rubroshorea pauciflora is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra. It is a large tree, with a cauliflower-shaped crown which can grow up to 60 metres tall and a straight, cylindrical bole up to 220 cm in diameter, with buttresses up to 4 metres tall. It grows in lowland and hill mixed dipterocarp rain forest on well-drained sandy and clayey soils up to 900 metres elevation. It is threatened by habitat loss.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Shorea
- Family
- Dipterocarpaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Dark Red Meranti en Red Lauan
