Parashorea malaanonan

Parashorea malaanonan is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.^[3] it is a tree native to the Philippines and to the northeast coast of Sabah in Borneo. The name malaanonan is derived from Tagalog (mala = false and anonang = custard apple) and is a putative vernacular name for this species. It is a large emergent tree, up to 60 m, found in mixed dipterocarp forests on deep friable clay soils.^[2] It can still be found in forest reserves in the east coast of Sabah although elsewhere it is threatened by habitat loss.^[1] The timber is a light hardwood sold under the trade name of white lauan or white seraya.

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Parashorea malaanonan
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Parashorea
Species:	P. malaanonan
Binomial name
Parashorea malaanonan (Blanco) Merr.[2]
Synonyms[3]
Dipterocarpus malaanonan (Blanco) Blanco Mocanera malaanonan Blanco Parashorea plicata Brandis Shorea malaanonan (Blanco) Blume

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