List of Shorea species

Last updated March 18, 2024

This is a complete listing of Shorea species as accepted in Plants of the World Online as of July 2019. The subgeneric classification follows Ashton (2004) and covers only species native to northern Borneo, with some Sri Lankan species added. The timber groups classified according to the system proposed by Symington in the early 1940s.

Based on phylogenomic analyses showing that genus Shorea sensu Ashton (1982) is polyphyletic, in 2022 Ashton and Heckenhauer proposed reviving the former genera Doona Thwaites, Pentacme A.DC., and Richetia F.Heim, and raising Shorea section Anthoshorea to genus rank.^[1] Plants of the World Online currently recognizes Anthoshorea, Doona, and Pentacme as separate genera.^[2]

Shorea classification

Species	Ashton (2004)		Groups	Updated^[3]
Species	sections	subsections	Groups	Updated^[3]
Shorea affinis (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton	Doona
Shorea congestiflora (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton	Doona
Shorea cordifolia (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton	Doona
Shorea disticha (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton	Doona
Shorea megistophylla P.S.Ashton	Doona
Shorea trapezifolia (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton	Doona
Shorea zeylanica (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton	Doona
Shorea contorta S.Vidal	Pentacme
Shorea siamensis Miq.	Pentacme
Shorea agamii P.S.Ashton	Anthoshorea		white meranti group
Shorea bracteolata Dyer	Anthoshorea		white meranti group
Shorea confusa P.S.Ashton	Anthoshorea		white meranti group
Shorea cordata P.S.Ashton	Anthoshorea		white meranti group
Shorea dealbata Foxw.	Anthoshorea		white meranti group
Shorea gratissima (Wall. ex. Kurz) Dyer	Anthoshorea		white meranti group
Shorea lamellata Foxw.	Anthoshorea		white meranti group
Shorea ochracea Symington	Anthoshorea		white meranti group
Shorea resinosa Foxw.	Anthoshorea		white meranti group
Shorea symingtonii Wood	Anthoshorea		white meranti group
Shorea virescens Parijs	Anthoshorea		white meranti group
Shorea isoptera P.S.Ashton	Neohopea		selangan batu group
Shorea asahi P.S.Ashton	Shorea	Barbata	selangan batu group
Shorea biawak P.S.Ashton	Shorea	Barbata	selangan batu group
Shorea ladiana P.S.Ashton	Shorea	Barbata	selangan batu group
Shorea laevis Ridl.	Shorea	Barbata	selangan batu group
Shorea maxwelliana King	Shorea	Barbata	selangan batu group
Shorea micans P.S.Ashton	Shorea	Barbata	selangan batu group
Shorea atrinervosa Symington	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea brunnescens P.S.Ashton	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea calcicola P.S.Ashton	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea crassa P.S.Ashton	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea domatiosa P.S.Ashton	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea exelliptica Meijer	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea falcifera Dyer ex. Brandis	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea falciferoides Foxw.	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea foxworthyi Symington	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea geniculata Symington ex. P.S.Ashton	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea guiso (Blanco) Blume	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea havilandii Brandis	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea hypoleuca Meijer	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea inappendiculata Burck	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea lunduensis P.S.Ashton	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea materialis Ridl.	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea obscura Meijer	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea scrobiculata Burck	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea seminis (de Viese) Slooten	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea superba Symington	Shorea	Shorea	selangan batu group
Shorea almon Foxw.	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea andulensis P.S.Ashton	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea bullata P.S.Ashton	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea carapae P.S.Ashton	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea coriacea Burck	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea fallax Meijer	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea flaviflora Wood ex. P.S.Ashton	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea flemmichii Symington	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea inaequilateralis Symington	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea johorensis Foxw.	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea kunstleri King	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea monticola P.S.Ashton	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea pachyphylla Ridl. ex. Symington	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea palembanica Miq.	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea parvistipulata F.Heim	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea pauciflora King	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea platyclados Slooten ex. Endert	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea pubistyla P.S.Ashton	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea scaberrima Burck	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea smithiana Symington	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea venulosa Wood ex. Meijer	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea waltoni Wood ex. Meijer	Brachypterae		red meranti group
Shorea acuta P.S.Ashton	Mutica	Auriculatae	red meranti group
Shorea ferruginea Dyer ex. Brandis	Mutica	Auriculatae	red meranti group
Shorea macroptera Dyer	Mutica	Auriculatae	red meranti group
Shorea myrionerva Symington ex. P.S.Ashton	Mutica	Auriculatae	red meranti group
Shorea sagittata P.S.Ashton	Mutica	Auriculatae	red meranti group
Shorea slootenii Wood ex. P.S.Ashton	Mutica	Auriculatae	red meranti group
Shorea argentifolia Symington	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea curtisii Dyer ex. Brandis	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea dasyphylla Foxw.	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea foraminifera P.S.Ashton	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea hemsleyana (King) King ex. Foxw.	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea leprosula Miq.	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea macrantha Brandis	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea ovata Dyer ex. Brandis	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea pallidifolia P.S.Ashton	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea parvifolia Dyer	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea platycarpa F.Heim	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea quadrinervis Slooten	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea retusa Meijer	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea revoluta P.S.Ashton	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea rubra P.S.Ashton	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea rugosa F.Heim	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea scabrida Symington	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea teysmanniana Dyer ex. Brandis	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea uliginosa Foxw.	Mutica	Mutica	red meranti group
Shorea ovalis (Korth.) Blume	Ovalis		red meranti group
Shorea amplexicaulis P.S.Ashton	Pachycarpae		red meranti group
Shorea beccariana Burck	Pachycarpae		red meranti group
Shorea macrophylla (de Vriese) P.S.Ashton	Pachycarpae		red meranti group
Shorea mecistopteryx Ridl.	Pachycarpae		red meranti group
Shorea pilosa P.S.Ashton	Pachycarpae		red meranti group
Shorea pinanga Scheff.	Pachycarpae		red meranti group
Shorea praestans P.S.Ashton	Pachycarpae		red meranti group
Shorea rotundifolia P.S.Ashton	Pachycarpae		red meranti group
Shorea splendida (de Vriese) P.S.Ashton	Pachycarpae		red meranti group
Shorea stenoptera Burck	Pachycarpae		red meranti group
Shorea woodii P.S.Ashton	Pachycarpae		red meranti group
Shorea albida Symington	Rubella		red meranti group
Shorea dispar P.S.Ashton	Rubella		red meranti group
Shorea elliptica Burck	Rubella		red meranti group
Shorea rubella P.S.Ashton	Rubella		red meranti group
Shorea acuminatissima Symington	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea alutacea P.S.Ashton	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea angustifolia P.S.Ashton	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea bakoensis P.S.Ashton	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea balanocarpoides Symington	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea chaiana P.S.Ashton	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea collaris Slooten	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea cuspidata P.S.Ashton	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea faguetiana F.Heim	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea faguetioides P.S.Ashton	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea gibbosa Brandis	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea hopeifolia (F.Heim) Symington	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea iliasii P.S.Ashton	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea induplicata Slooten	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea kudatensis Wood ex Meijer	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea laxa Slooten	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea longiflora (Brandis) Symington	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea longisperma Roxb.	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea macrobalanos P.S.Ashton	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea mujongensis P.S.Ashton	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea multiflora (Burck) Symington	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea obovoidea Slooten	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea patoiensis P.S.Ashton	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea peltata Symington	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea polyandra P.S.Ashton	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea richetia Symington	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea subcylindrica Slooten	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea tenuiramulosa P.S.Ashton	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea xanthophylla Symington	Richetioides		yellow meranti group
Shorea acuminata Dyer
Shorea altopoensis Pierre
Shorea arsorianoi H.G.Gut., Rojo & Madulid
Shorea assamica Dyer
Shorea astylosa Foxw.
Shorea bentongensis Foxw.
Shorea blumutensis Foxw.
Shorea ciliata King
Shorea collina Ridl.
Shorea conica Slooten
Shorea dyeri Thwaites ex Trimen
Shorea falcata J.E.Vidal
Shorea farinosa C.E.C.Fisch.
Shorea furfuracea Miq.
Shorea gardneri (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton
Shorea glauca King
Shorea henryana Pierre ex Laness.
Shorea hulanidda Kosterm.
Shorea hypochra Hance
Shorea javanica Koord. & Valeton
Shorea kuantanensis P.S.Ashton
Shorea lepidota (Korth.) Blume
Shorea leptoderma Meijer
Shorea lissophylla Thwaites
Shorea lumutensis Symington
Shorea malibato Foxw.
Shorea maxima (King) Symington
Shorea montigena Slooten
Shorea negrosensis Foxw.
Shorea oblongifolia Thwaites
Shorea obtusa Wall.
Shorea ochrophloia Symington
Shorea ovalifolia (Thwaites) P.S.Ashton
Shorea pallescens P.S.Ashton
Shorea palosapis (Blanco) Merr.
Shorea polita S.Vidal
Shorea polysperma (Blanco) Merr.
Shorea retinodes Slooten
Shorea robusta C.F.Gaertn.
Shorea roxburghii G. Don
Shorea selanica (Lam.) Blume
Shorea singkawang (Miq.) Burck
Shorea squamata (Turcz.) Dyer ex S.Vidal
Shorea stipularis Thwaites
Shorea submontana Symington
Shorea sumatrana (Slooten ex Thorenaar) Desch
Shorea thorelii Pierre ex. Laness
Shorea tumbuggaia Roxb.
Shorea wangtianshuea Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu
Shorea worthingtonii P.S.Ashton

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References

↑ Ashton, P.S., Heckenhauer, J. Tribe Shoreae (Dipterocarpaceae subfamily Dipterocarpoideae) Finally Dissected. Kew Bull 77, 885–903 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-022-10057-w
↑ Dipterocarpaceae Blume. Plants of the World Online . Accessed 7 April 2023.
↑ Yoshihiko Tsumura; Tomoyuki Kado; Kazumasa Yoshida; Hisashi Abe; Masato Ohtani; Yuriko Taguchi; Yoko Fukue; Naoki Tani; Saneyoshi Ueno; Kensuke Yoshimura; Koichi Kamiya; Ko Harada; Yayoi Takeuchi; Bibian Diway; Reiner Finkeldey; Mohamad Na'iem; Sapto Indrioko; Kevin Kit Siong Ng; Norwati Muhammad; Soon Leong Lee (2011). "Molecular database for classifying Shorea species (Dipterocarpaceae) and techniques for checking the legitimacy of timber and wood products". J Plant Res. 124 (1): 35–48. Bibcode:2011JPlR..124...35T. doi:10.1007/s10265-010-0348-z. PMC 3388261 . PMID 20473629.

Ashton, P.S. Dipterocarpaceae. In Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Volume 5, 2004. Soepadmo, E., Saw, L.G. and Chung, R.C.K. eds. Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-59-3
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[1] Ashton, P.S., Heckenhauer, J. Tribe Shoreae (Dipterocarpaceae subfamily Dipterocarpoideae) Finally Dissected. Kew Bull 77, 885–903 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-022-10057-w

[2] Dipterocarpaceae Blume. Plants of the World Online . Accessed 7 April 2023.

[Tsumura-2011-3] Yoshihiko Tsumura; Tomoyuki Kado; Kazumasa Yoshida; Hisashi Abe; Masato Ohtani; Yuriko Taguchi; Yoko Fukue; Naoki Tani; Saneyoshi Ueno; Kensuke Yoshimura; Koichi Kamiya; Ko Harada; Yayoi Takeuchi; Bibian Diway; Reiner Finkeldey; Mohamad Na'iem; Sapto Indrioko; Kevin Kit Siong Ng; Norwati Muhammad; Soon Leong Lee (2011). "Molecular database for classifying Shorea species (Dipterocarpaceae) and techniques for checking the legitimacy of timber and wood products". J Plant Res. 124 (1): 35–48. Bibcode:2011JPlR..124...35T. doi:10.1007/s10265-010-0348-z. PMC 3388261 . PMID 20473629.

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