Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Shorea hopeifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Shorea hopeifolia is a tree with a large, diffuse, cauliflower-shaped crown; it can grow up to 65 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 200cm in diameter withstout, spreading buttresses up to 4 metres 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 'yellow meranti' timber and is commonly traded[ 946 Title Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods 1 Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 9 Author Choo K.T.; Gan K.S.; Lim S.C. Website https://info.frim.gov.my/infocenter/booksonline/ttb/TTBno9.pdf Publisher Timber Technology Centre; Kuala Lumpur Year 1998 ISBN 139-258 Description An excellent series of leaflets, this one gives information on the wood of several species in the genus Shorea. It can be downloaded as a PDF document from the Internet. ]. The tree is classified as 'Critically endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatScattered on fertile clay rich soil on undulating land and hills below 600 metres, often in moist places[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].