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Shorea almon (called, along with some other species in the genus Shorea, light red meranti, Philippine mahogany, or white lauan) [1] is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Borneo and the Philippines .
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]
The second is the name "Philippine mahogany" for seven species (all native to the Philippines) in the genus Shorea and Parashorea (which are unrelated dipterocarps, more commonly known as "lauan" or "meranti"), namely:S. polysperma, S. negrosensis, S. contorta, S. ovata, S. almon, S. palosapis, and P. malaanonan.
Philippine mahogany is a common name for several different species of trees and their wood. Botanically, the name refers to Toona calantas in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines. In the US timber trade, it is often applied to wood of the genus Shorea in the family Dipterocarpaceae.
Pterocarpus indicus (commonly known as Amboyna wood, Malay padauk, Papua New Guinea rosewood, Philippine mahogany, Andaman redwood, Burmese rosewood, narra [3] (from Tagalog [4]) and asana in the Philippines, angsana, or Pashu padauk) is a species of Pterocarpus native to southeastern Asia, northern Australasia, and the western Pacific Ocean islands, in Cambodia, southernmost China, East Timor ...
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Mahogany. Genuine mahogany (Swietenia) [7] West Indies mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni) Bigleaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) Pacific Coast mahogany (Swietenia humilis) other mahogany African mahogany (Khaya spp.) Chinese mahogany (Toona sinensis) Australian red cedar, Indian mahogany (Toona ciliata) Philippine mahogany, calantis, kalantis ...
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