Shorea roxburghii

Species of tree

Shorea roxburghii
Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Shorea
Species:
S. roxburghii
Binomial name
Shorea roxburghii
G. Don
Synonyms
  • Shorea talura Roxb.

Shorea roxburghii is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]

Common names

  • Malay: temak, a name it sometimes shares with Shorea hypochra[2]
  • Thai: พะยอม, transliterated phayom
  • Vietnamese: sến đỏ

References in place names

  • Ban Dongphayom (บ้านดงพยอม) in Thailand, literally Shorea roxburghii Forest Village

References

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  1. ^ a b Pooma, R.; Newman, M.F.; Barstow, M. (2017). "Shorea roxburghii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T33028A2831736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T33028A2831736.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Symington, C.F. (1943). Foresters' Manual of Dipterocarps (Malayan Forest Records no.16) (2nd (1974) ed.). Kuala Lumpur: Penerbit Universiti Malaya. p. xix, xx, 42, 43.
Taxon identifiers
Shorea roxburghii


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