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Shorea ovata
Also called Dark red meranti
Rubroshorea ovata is a large forest tree of the dipterocarp family, native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines, and is not a houseplant. It is grown mainly in forestry and plantations, where its timber (dark red meranti) is valued, and it is threatened by habitat loss.
Rubroshorea ovata, synonym Shorea ovata, (called, along with some other species in the genera Shorea and Rubroshorea, dark red meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Parashorea chinensis · Shorean · Richetia alutacea · Shorea astylosa · Richetia balanocarpoides · Richetia blumutensis · Rubroshorea bullata · Richetia chaiana · Richetia cuspidata · Rubroshorea dasyphylla · Rubroshorea dispar · Rubroshorea elliptica
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