Rubroshorea carapae

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

Shorea carapaeP.S.Ashton

Rubroshorea carapae is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Borneo, where it grows in Brunei, Kalimantan, and Sarawak. It is a canopy tree growing up to 35 meters tall. It grows in swampy forests and on volcanic rock and sandstone. [1]

The species was first described as Shorea carapae by Peter Shaw Ashton in 1967. In 2022 Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. carapae. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Randi, A.; Julia, S.; Kusumadewi, Y.; Tanggaraju, S.; Maryani, A.; Bodos, V.; Hamidi, A.; Juiling, S. (2019). "Shorea carapae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T31915A149070153. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T31915A149070153.en . Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Rubroshorea carapae (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 January 2025.

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