Rubroshorea platycarpa

Rubroshorea platycarpa
A sapling of Rubroshorea platycarpa in Pekan Forest Reserve, Malaysia
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Rubroshorea
Species:	R. platycarpa
Binomial name
Rubroshorea platycarpa (F.Heim) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
Synonyms [2]
Shorea platycarpaF.Heim (1891) (basionym) Shorea palustrisRidl.

Rubroshorea platycarpa (called, along with some other dipterocarp species, light red meranti) is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree native to Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore, ^[2] where it grows in peat swamp forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, and the IUCN assesses the species as endangered. ^[1]

References

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. & Kusuma, Y.W.C.K. (2023). "Shorea platycarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T33135A215142790. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T33135A215142790.en . Retrieved 6 February 2026.
2. "Rubroshorea platycarpa (F.Heim) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 5 February 2026.