Rubroshorea balangeran

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Rubroshorea balangeran
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Rubroshorea
Species:
R. balangeran
Binomial name
Rubroshorea balangeran
(Korth.) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
Synonyms [2]
  • Hopea balangeranKorth. (1841) (basionym)
  • Parahopea balangeran(Korth.) F.Heim
  • Shorea balangeran(Korth.) Burck
  • Shorea balangeran var. angustifoliaBoerl.

Rubroshorea balangeran, called (along with some other species in the genera Shorea and Rubroshorea ) red balau, [1] is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Sumatra and Borneo. It is a Vulnerable species threatened by habitat loss. [1]

The species was first described as Hopea balangeran by Pieter Willem Korthals in 1841. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. balangeran. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Robiansyah, I. (2020). "Shorea balangeran". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T33103A68072336. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T33103A68072336.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Rubroshorea balangeran (Korth.) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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