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Shorea sumatrana (Sloot. ex Thorenaar) Sym. ex Desch. (Dipterocarpaceae)

A species, Shorea sumatrana is distributed from Sumatra, Peninsular Thailand, and Peninsular Malaysia. Hence, the species epithet, sumatrana refers to Sumatra, which was one of the locations where this plant was found (Flora & F...

Mrs. Norzielawati Bt. Salleh • 28 February 2023 • 756 views

Shorea siamensis Miq. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Shorea siamensis is the only species in the Temak Batu group. Previously, this species was placed in its own genus, Pentacme.

Ms. Siti Fariezza Bt Khairi Thaw • 15 October 2021 • 6130 views

Shorea leprosula Miq.

Shorea leprosula is locally and commercially known as meranti tembaga and seraya tembaga, but is more popularly known as meranti tembaga (Wong, 2002).

Ms. Sara Eisya Binti Mohamed Ghozali • 30 September 2021 • 6065 views

Shorea lamellata Foxw.

Shorea lamellata Foxw. is a dipterocarp tree species belonging to the white meranti group (usually called Meranti Pa’ang).

Mrs. Nur Hazwanie Binti Abd Halim • 30 October 2020 • 4927 views

Shorea henryana Pierre

Shorea henryana Pierre is one of the 62 Shorea species that occur in Peninsular Malaysia (Chua et al., 2010).

Ms. Nur Razan Faiqah Binti Zahili, Ms. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas & Mr. Tan Kok Kiat • 31 January 2020 • 5226 views

Shorea hemsleyana (King) King ex Foxw. (Dipterocarpaceae)

Shorea hemsleyana is known by locals as cengal pasir daun besar or meranti daun besar.

Siti Fariezza Khairi Thaw • 31 August 2016 • 5160 views

Shorea peltata Sym.

The flower is yellow, small and very narrow in bud.

Mrs. Suhaida Mustafa • 24 October 2014 • 3549 views

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