Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Shorea materialis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Shorea materialis is a tree with a rather flat, diffuse crown of a few large branches; it can grow up to 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 120cm in diameter with thin 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. ]. A good quality timber known as 'red balau' is obtained from the tree and is widely traded. The tree also furnishes a resin that is used locally. The tree has been overexploited for its timber. It is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2010)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatA canopy to emergent tree in heath forest on white sand giant podsols of Quaternary marine and estuarine terraces, and sandstone cuestas at elevations up to 800 metres. Locally semi-gregarious[ 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 , 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. ].