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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 .
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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 .
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.
Richetia peltata (or Shorea peltata; called, along with some other species in the genus Richetia, yellow meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae ...
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]