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Parashorea tomentella is a very large forest tree from the dipterocarp family, native to eastern Borneo, where it grows as an emergent giant up to about 65 m tall. It is grown for its timber rather than as a garden or houseplant, so cultivation is not a practical concern for home gardeners.
Parashorea tomentella is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to eastern Borneo (Sabah and east Kalimantan). It is a large emergent tree, up to 65 m tall, found in lowland dipterocarp forests on fertile clay soils. It is a light hardwood sold under the trade names of White Lauan or White Seraya. It is found in forest reserves on the east coast of Sabah.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Parashorea tomentella 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.
