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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 .
Shorea leprosula (called, along with some other species in the genus Shorea, light red meranti) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Sumatra , Borneo , Peninsular Malaysia , Java , and Thailand .
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]
This is a complete listing of Shorea species accepted by Plants of the World Online in July 2019. The subgeneric classification follows Ashton (2004) and covers only species native to northern Borneo, with some Sri Lankan species added. [3]
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 ...
Rubroshorea acuminata (called, along with some other species in the genus Rubroshorea, dark red meranti, light red meranti, or sometimes red lauan) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.
Tonewood refers to specific wood varieties used for woodwind or acoustic stringed instruments. The word implies that certain species exhibit qualities that enhance acoustic properties of the instruments, but other properties of the wood such as aesthetics and availability have always been considered in the selection of wood for musical instruments.
On the one hand, the researchers found, trees in forests "desire" to grow as tall as possible to overtake neighboring trees and reach stronger sunlight. On the other hand, gravity makes it more and more difficult to haul water upwards from the roots to the canopy as the tree grows, and leaves thus become smaller near the top. They discovered ...