Rubroshorea sagittata (called, along with some other dipterocarp species, light red meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to western and central Sarawak in northern Borneo. It is an emergent tree growing up to 45 metres tall in lowland and hill mixed dipterocarp forest up to 900 metres elevation.[1]
| Rubroshorea sagittata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Rubroshorea |
| Species: | R. sagittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubroshorea sagittata (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Shorea sagittata P.S.Ashton | |
The species was first described as Shorea sagittata by Peter Shaw Ashton in 1967. In 2022 Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. sagittata.[2]
References
edit- 1 2 Julia, S.; Ashton, P.; Bodos, V. (2019). "Shorea sagittata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T31928A137452615. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T31928A137452615.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Rubroshorea sagittata (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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