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Anthoshorea ochracea is a large emergent rainforest tree from Borneo, a source of light hardwood sold as white meranti. It is a timber tree, not a houseplant, and is grown only in its native forest or in plantations.
Anthoshorea ochracea is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species name is derived from Latin (ochraceus = the colour ochre) and refers to the colour of the undersurface of the leaf. A. ochracea is endemic to Borneo.
It is an emergent tree, up to 50 metres (160 ft) tall, in mixed dipterocarp forest on sandy clay soils and clay soils. It is a light hardwood sold under the trade names of white meranti. Shorea ochracea is found in at least two national parks (Betung Kerihun and Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Parks), but is threatened elsewhere due to conversion of land for palm oil plantations, mining and logging.
White Meranti · Makai · Anthoshorea bentongensis · Anthoshorea bracteolata · Anthoshorea confusa · Anthoshorea cordata · Anthoshorea dealbata · Anthoshorea gratissima · Anthoshorea henryana · Anthoshorea hulanidda · Anthoshorea hypochra · Damar
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anthoshorea ochracea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
