Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY
Shorea beccariana
Shorea beccariana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Shorea beccariana is a tree that can grow up to 60 metres tall. The cylindrical bole can be somewhat sinuate, it is up to 110cm in diameter with stout buttresses up to 150cm high[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is a source of 'light red meranti' timber and is traded internationally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia (endemic to the island of Borneo).
HabitatAn emergent tree in mixed dipterocarp forests, found on well-drained sites including shale ridges; growing on yellow sandy and sandy-clay soils; at elevations up to 700 metres[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ].