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Along with other species in the genus Richetia, it is also known as the yellow meranti. It is native to Borneo , the Malay Peninsula , and Thailand . [ 1 ] " Menara ", a Richetia faguetiana tree, is the tallest flowering plant , and third tallest living tree , after Sequoia sempervirens and Himalayan cypress trees , was measured to be 100.8 m ...
Menara is the name of a yellow meranti (Richetia faguetiana) tree found in the Danum Valley Conservation Area, in Sabah, Malaysia.It was measured at 97.58 m (320.1 ft) from the average ground level at the base of the tree, and 100.8 m (331 ft) from the lowest point on the trunk, which ranks it as the world's tallest known living tropical tree [1] [2] [3] and was the tallest known tree on the ...
Anthoshorea hypochra called, along with some other species in the genus Anthoshorea, white meranti, is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It grows naturally in Cambodia , Sumatra , Laos , Peninsular Malaysia , Thailand , and Vietnam .
The genus corresponds to the 'yellow meranti' group in the Dipterocarp timber classification system. [2] ... (G.H.S.Wood ex Meijer) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck. Richetia laxa ...
A. bracteolata a lart tree, growing up to 50 m. The species name bracteolata is derived from Latin (bracteolatus = with bracteoles) and refers to the persistent bracteoles of the inflorescence. [3] The timber is a light hardwood sold under the trade name white meranti.
The tallest documented tropical angiosperm is a 100.8 m (331 ft) Shorea faguetiana found in the Danum Valley Conservation Area, in Sabah, Malaysia ().In Sabah's Tawau Hills National Park, at least five other species of the genus have been measured to be over 80 m (260 ft) tall: S. argentifolia, S. gibbosa, S. johorensis, S. smithiana, and S. superba. [3]
Richetia acuminatissima (called, along with some other species in the genus Richetia, yellow meranti) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Borneo and threatened by habitat loss .
Richetia gibbosa (also called yellow meranti) is a large emergent rainforest tree species in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to southeastern Sumatra, Borneo, southern Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore. [3] [2] The tallest measured specimen is 81.1 metres tall, in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo. [4]