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Shorea leprosula
Also called Light red meranti, Meranti
Light red meranti is a very large rainforest timber tree from Southeast Asia, reaching up to 60 m tall. It is not a houseplant or garden plant, and it needs humid tropical forest conditions to grow.
Rubroshorea leprosula, synonym Shorea leprosula, (called, along with some other species in the genera Rubroshorea and Shorea, light red meranti) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, and Thailand.
R. leprosula can be propagated by seeds, cuttings and wildlings.
They inhabit the Southeast Asia rain forest; from Peninsular Thailand throughout the Malay Peninsula (excluding the seasonal area), Sumatera, Bangka, Belitung, and Borneo.
Shorea astylosa · Richetia gibbosa · Rubroshorea macrophylla · Shorea obtusa · Rubroshorea pauciflora · Sal tree · Shorea sumatrana · Shorea tumbuggaia · Shorean
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