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| Parashorea lucida | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Parashorea |
| Species: | P. lucida |
| Binomial name | |
| Parashorea lucida | |
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Parashorea lucida (also called white meranti) is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tall emergent tree, up to 60 m tall, found in lowland and hill mixed dipterocarp forest on clay and clay soils. It native to Sumatra and to Sarawak in northwestern Borneo. It is threatened by habitat loss and logging for timber, and the IUCN Red List assesses the species as Near Threatened.[1]
The species was first described as Shorea lucida by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1861.[3] The name lucida is derived from Latin (lucidus = clear) and refers to the venation on the leaf.[2] In 1870 Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz placed the species in genus Parashorea as P. lucida.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Hamidi, A., Rachmat, H.H., Julia, S., Kusumadewi, Y., Ling, C.Y., Randi, A., Robiansyah, I. & Kusuma, Y.W.C.K. (2023). "Parashorea lucida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T33098A68071532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T33098A68071532.en. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Parashorea lucida (Miq.) Kurz". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 186. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
- 1 2 3 "Parashorea lucida (Miq.) Kurz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
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