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Shorea monticola
Rubroshorea monticola is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Borneo.
The species was first described as Shorea monticola by Peter Shaw Ashton in 1962. The specific epithet monticola means 'mountain-dwelling', referring to the habitat. In 2022 Ashton and Jaqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. monticola.
Rubroshorea monticola is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is upper dipterocarp forests, at elevations of 600–1,500 m (2,000–5,000 ft).
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