Anthoshorea symingtonii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Anthoshorea |
Species: | A. symingtonii |
Binomial name | |
Anthoshorea symingtonii (G.H.S.Wood) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck. (2022) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Shorea symingtoniiG.H.S.Wood (1960) |
Anthoshorea symingtonii (also called white meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to eastern Sabah in Malaysian Borneo. [2]
It is a large emergent tree, growing up to 50 meters tall with a trunk up to 1.5 metres in diameter. [1]
Anthoshorea symingtonii is native to eastern and southeastern parts Sabah, including Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Sandakan, Semporna and Tawau districts. It is found in Kinabalu Park and Lingkabau Forest Reserve. [1]
It grows scattered in undulating lowland and hill mixed dipterocarp forest on clay-rich soils, up to 721 metres elevation. [1]
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