Rubroshorea johorensis

Rubroshorea johorensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Rubroshorea
Species:	R. johorensis
Binomial name
Rubroshorea johorensis (Foxw.) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
Synonyms [2]
Shorea johorensisFoxw. (basionym) Shorea leptocladosSymington

Rubroshorea johorensis (also called seraya majau or meranti majau) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia (including Singapore) and Sumatra, where it grows in lowland rain forest up to 300 metres elevation. ^[1]

Description

It is a large emergent tree growing typically to 65 m tall. ^[1] The tallest measured specimen is 82.4 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo. ^[3]

Sources

1. Chua L.S.L.; Cicuzza, D.; Ganesan, S.K; Hamidi, A.; Rachmat, H.H.; Julia, S.; Khoo, E.; Kusumadewi, Y.; Ling, C.Y.; Maycock, C.R.; Randi, A.; Robiansyah, I.; Strijk, J.S.; Tsen, S.; Bodos, V.; Nilus, R.; Sugau, J.; Pereira, J.T. (2023). "Shorea johorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T33119A68073900. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T33119A68073900.en . Retrieved 27 January 2026.
2. "Rubroshorea johorensis (Foxw.) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 27 January 2025.
3. "Borneo". Eastern Native Tree Society. Retrieved 2008-06-21.