| Rubroshorea acuta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Rubroshorea |
| Species: | R. acuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubroshorea acuta (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck. | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Shorea acutaP.S.Ashton | |
Rubroshorea acuta is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Brunei and northeastern Sarawak on the island of Borneo. It is a tree which grows up to 45 metres tall in lowland mixed dipterocarp rain forest. [1] [2]
The species was first described as Shorea acuta by Peter Shaw Ashton in 1962. In 2022 Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed it in the genus Rubroshorea as R. acuta. [2]
