Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY Endangered
Shorea glauca
Shorea glauca
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Shorea glauca is an evergreen tree growing 20 - 30 metres tall[ 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 ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for the commercial use of its timber and resin. The tree has been classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatLocal, but often semi-gregarious, on hills, especially rocky slopes and ridges, generally near the coast, at elevations up to 600 metres[ 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 ].