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Parashorea
''Parashorea'' is a genus of plant in family Dipterocarpaceae. The name ''Parashorea'' is derived from Greek (''para'' = similar to) and refers to the genus similarity to ''Shorea''. It contains about 14 species distributed from South Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China and the southernmost parts of China to Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. ''Parashorea'' trees have hard wood, can reach heights exceeding 70 metres, and have limbs reaching outward over ten metres. White seraya is a common name for several ''Parashorea'' species used in the timber trade. Species 14 species are accepted. * '' Parashorea aptera'' Slooten * '' Parashorea buchananii'' (C.E.C.Fisch.) Symington * '' Parashorea chinensis'' Wang Hsie * '' Parashorea densiflora'' Slooten & Symington * '' Parashorea dussaudii'' Tardieu * '' Parashorea globosa'' Symington * '' Parashorea lucida'' ( Miq.) Kurz * '' Parashorea macrophylla'' Wyatt-Sm. ''ex'' P.S.Ashton * '' Parashorea malaanonan'' (Blanco Blanco (''white'' o ...
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Parashorea Warburgii
''Parashorea'' is a genus of plant in family Dipterocarpaceae. The name ''Parashorea'' is derived from Greek language, Greek (''para'' = similar to) and refers to the genus similarity to ''Shorea''. It contains about 14 species distributed from South Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China and the southernmost parts of China to Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. ''Parashorea'' trees have hard wood, can reach heights exceeding 70 metres, and have limbs reaching outward over ten metres. White seraya is a common name for several ''Parashorea'' species used in the timber trade. Species 14 species are accepted. * ''Parashorea aptera'' Dirk Fok van Slooten, Slooten * ''Parashorea buchananii'' (C.E.C.Fisch.) Symington * ''Parashorea chinensis'' Wang Hsie * ''Parashorea densiflora'' Slooten & Symington * ''Parashorea dussaudii'' Tardieu * ''Parashorea globosa'' Symington * ''Parashorea lucida'' (Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel, Miq.) Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz, Kurz * ''Parashorea macrophylla'' Wyatt-S ...
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Parashorea Buchananii
''Parashorea'' is a genus of plant in family Dipterocarpaceae. The name ''Parashorea'' is derived from Greek (''para'' = similar to) and refers to the genus similarity to ''Shorea''. It contains about 14 species distributed from South Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China and the southernmost parts of China to Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. ''Parashorea'' trees have hard wood, can reach heights exceeding 70 metres, and have limbs reaching outward over ten metres. White seraya is a common name for several ''Parashorea'' species used in the timber trade. Species 14 species are accepted. * '' Parashorea aptera'' Slooten * '' Parashorea buchananii'' (C.E.C.Fisch.) Symington * ''Parashorea chinensis'' Wang Hsie * '' Parashorea densiflora'' Slooten & Symington * ''Parashorea dussaudii'' Tardieu * '' Parashorea globosa'' Symington * '' Parashorea lucida'' ( Miq.) Kurz * ''Parashorea macrophylla'' Wyatt-Sm. ''ex'' P.S.Ashton * ''Parashorea malaanonan'' (Blanco) Merr. * '' Parashorea par ...
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Parashorea Chinensis
''Parashorea chinensis'' is a large species of tree (40-60 m tall) in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to southern China (Yunnan and Guangxi provinces) and in northern Laos and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species is under first-class national protection in China. References

Parashorea, chiensis Trees of China Flora of Southeast China Flora of South-Central China Trees of Laos Trees of Vietnam Plants described in 1977 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ...
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Parashorea Malaanonan
''Parashorea malaanonan'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. it is found in the Philippines and the northeast coast of Sabah in Borneo. The name ''malaanonan'' is derived from Tagalog (''mala'' = false and ''anonang'' = custard apple) and is a putative vernacular name for this species. It is a large emergent tree, up to 60 m, found in mixed dipterocarp forests on deep friable clay soils. It can still be found in forest reserves in the east coast of Sabah although elsewhere it is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... The timber is a light hardwood sold under the trade name of white lauan or white seraya. References malaanonan Critically endangered plants Dipterocarps of Borneo Flora of Sabah Trees of the Philipp ...
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Parashorea Stellata
''Parashorea stellata'' (also called white seraya) is a species of tree in the family ''Dipterocarpaceae''. It grows naturally in Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References stellata Flora of Indo-China Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ...
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Parashorea Tomentella
''Parashorea tomentella'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to eastern Borneo (Sabah and east Kalimantan Kalimantan (; ) is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. It constitutes 73% of the island's area, and consists of the provinces of Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan. The non-Ind ...). It is a large emergent tree, up to 65 m tall, found in lowland dipterocarp forests on fertile clay soils. It is a light hardwood sold under the trade names of White Lauan or White Seraya. It is found in forest reserves on the east coast of Sabah. References tomentella Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ...
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Parashorea Macrophylla
''Parashorea macrophylla'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The name ''macrophylla'' is derived from Greek (''makros'' = big and ''phullon'' = leaf) and refers to the species extremely large leaves (30-50 x 16–24 cm). It is endemic to Borneo, being found in Brunei, Sarawak and West Kalimantan. The timber is sold under the trade name of white lauan or white seraya. It occurs in protected areas in Sarawak but elsewhere it is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References macrophylla Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo Trees of Borneo Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Peter Shaw Ashton {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ...
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Parashorea Lucida
''Parashorea lucida'' (also called white meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The name ''lucida'' is derived from Latin (''lucidus'' = clear) and refers to the venation on the leaf. It is a tall emergent tree, up to 60 m tall, found in mixed dipterocarp forest on clay and clay soils. It is found in Sumatra and Borneo. It is threatened by habitat loss. References lucida Lucida (pronunciation: ) is an extended family of related typefaces designed by Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes and released from 1984 onwards. The family is intended to be extremely legible when printed at small size or displayed on a low-reso ... Critically endangered plants Trees of Sumatra Dipterocarps of Borneo Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests Flora of Sarawak Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ...
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Parashorea Smythiesii
''Parashorea smythiesii'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Borneo (Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak, and east Kalimantan Kalimantan (; ) is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo. It constitutes 73% of the island's area, and consists of the provinces of Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan. The non-Ind ...). It is a large emergent tree, up to 55 m tall, found in mixed and upper dipterocarp forests on fertile clay soils. It is found in some protected areas. ''Parashorea smythiesii'' was named after Bertram Evelyn Smythies. References smythiesii Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests Taxa named by Peter Shaw Ashton {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ...
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Parashorea Parvifolia
''Parashorea parvifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The name ''parvifolia'' is derived from Latin (''parvus'' = small and ''folia'' = leaf) and refers to species small leaves (6-9 x 3–4.5 cm). It is endemic to Borneo (Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak and east Kalimantan). It is a large emergent tree, up to 60 m tall, found in mixed dipterocarp forests on fertile clay soils. It is present in protected areas, including Lambir Hills National Park The Lambir Hills National Park () is a national park in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It is a small park, at , and is composed largely of mixed dipterocarp forest, with some small areas of 'kerangas' (heath forest) .... References parvifolia Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests Trees of Borneo Taxa named by Peter Shaw Ashton {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ...
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