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Parashorea chinensis is a very large forest tree from the dipterocarp family, reaching 40 to 72 m, native to southern China and northern Indo-China. It is a forest giant rather than a garden or houseplant, and it is threatened by habitat loss.
Parashorea chinensis is a large species of tree (40–72 m tall) in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to southern China (Yunnan and Guangxi provinces) and in northern Laos and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species is under first-class national protection in China.
The tallest reliably measured individual published in journals is a 72.4 m approximately 150 year-old tree found in a Karst sinkhole within the seasonal tropical rainforest of Nonggang National Natural Reserve in Chongzuo, Guangxi province.
Shorean · Richetia alutacea · Shorea astylosa · Richetia balanocarpoides · Richetia blumutensis · Rubroshorea bullata · Richetia chaiana · Richetia cuspidata · Rubroshorea dasyphylla · Rubroshorea dispar · Rubroshorea elliptica · Richetia faguetiana
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Parashorea chinensis 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.
