Genus Shorea

Shorea is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae.

Species in the genus Shorea of plants

 
 

White meranti - S. agamii is endemic to Borneo. It is an emergent tree, up to 50 m tall, in mixed dipterocarp forest on well-drained sandy clay soils and clay-rich soils. S. agamii subsp. agamii is found in at least three protected areas , but is threatened elsewhere due to habitat loss.

 
 

Red balau - It is a Critically endangered species threatened by habitat loss.

 
 

White meranti - S. bracteolata is an emergent tree, up to 50 m, found in mixed dipterocarp forests on well-drained clay and sandy soils. It is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo.

 
 

Shorea cara - Shorea cara is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

 
 

Shorea conica - It is a Critically endangered plant species.

 
 

Shorea cordata - S. cordata is an emergent tree, up to 50 m, found in mixed dipterocarp forest on clay-rich soils over igneous rock.

 
 

Shorea cuspidata - Shorea cuspidata was a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It was endemic to Malaysia.

 
 

White meranti - It is a main canopy tree, up to 30 m tall, found in kerangas forests on white sand terraces and on sandstone plateau.

 
 

Shorea domatiosa - It is an Endangered species threatened by habitat loss.

 
 

Light red meranti - It is a large emergent tree growing typically to 65 m tall. The tallest measured specimen is 82.4 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.

 
 

Shorea micans - S. micans is endemic to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, and is critically endangered due to habitat loss. It is found in at least two protected areas .

 
 

Shorea obtusa - It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

 
 

Dark red meranti - It is an Endangered species threatened by habitat loss.

Sal tree - This tree is native to southern Asia, ranging south of the Himalaya, from Myanmar in the east to Nepal, India and Bangladesh. In Nepal, it is found mostly in the terai region from east to west, especially, in the Churia range in the subtropical climate zone. There are many protected areas, such as Chitwan National Park, Bardiya National Park Bardia National Park, Shukla Phat National Parks, etc., where there are dense forests of huge sal trees. It is also found in the lower belt of the hilly region and inner terai. In India, it extends from Assam, Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand west to the Shivalik Hills in Haryana, east of the Yamuna. The range also extends through the Eastern Ghats and to the eastern Vindhya and Satpura ranges of central India. It is often the dominant tree in the forests where it occurs.

 
 

Dark red meranti - It is a Critically endangered species threatened by habitat loss.

 
 

Shorea selanica - It is a Critically endangered species threatened by habitat loss.

 
 

Light red meranti - It is an Endangered species threatened by habitat loss..

 
 

Shorea superba - It is a vast emergent tree, growing to 75 m tall, the tallest measured specimen is 84.4 m tall in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah.

 
 

Yellow meranti - The timber is sold under the trade name of yellow meranti.