Rubroshorea almon
Species of tree
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Rubroshorea almon (called, along with some other species in the genera Rubroshorea and Shorea, light red meranti, Philippine mahogany, or white lauan) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Borneo and the Philippines. It grows on hillsides in lowland mixed dipterocarp rain forests up to 1,000 metres elevation.[1]
| Rubroshorea almon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Rubroshorea |
| Species: | R. almon |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubroshorea almon (Foxw.) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Shorea almon Foxw. | |
The species was first described as Shorea almon by Frederick William Foxworthy in 1938. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. almon.[2]
