Rubroshorea bullata

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Rubroshorea bullata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Rubroshorea
Species:
R. bullata
Binomial name
Rubroshorea bullata
(P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
Synonyms [2]

Shorea bullataP.S.Ashton

Rubroshorea bullata (called, along with some other species in the genus Rubroshorea , dark red meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Brunei and northeastern Sarawak on the island of Borneo. [2]

The species was first described as Shorea bullata by Peter Shaw Ashton in 1962. In 2022 Ashton and Jaqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. bullata. [2]

References

  1. Julia, S.; Tanggaraju, S.; Maryani, A.; Hamidi, A.; Bodos, V.; Juiling, S. (2019). "Shorea bullata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T33106A149070799. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T33106A149070799.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rubroshorea bullata (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 17 January 2026.

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