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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 .
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 ...
Anthoshorea symingtonii (also called white meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.It is endemic to eastern Sabah in Malaysian Borneo. [2]It is a large emergent tree, growing up to 50 meters tall with a trunk up to 1.5 metres in diameter.
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]
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 following table associates tree species, wood name and wood colour. The Dipterocarp timber classification system was developed by Colin Fraser Symington (1905-1943), a forester at the Malayan Forestry Service, and H. E. Desch, who researched comparative wood anatomy.
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 ...