Rubroshorea foraminifera

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

Shorea foraminiferaP.S.Ashton

Rubroshorea foraminifera is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo which grow up to 50 metres tall. It grows in periodically flooded lowland forest on sandy alluvium or shallow peat. [1]

The species has a declining range and population. The species' declined by 59% and area of occupancy 58%

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

References

  1. 1 2 Julia, S.; Hoo, P.K.; Maycock, C.R.; Khoo, E.; Kusumadewi, Y.; Robiansyah, I. (2019). "Shorea foraminifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T31918A149070264. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T31918A149070264.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Rubroshorea foraminifera (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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