Rubroshorea curtisii
Species of tree
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Rubroshorea curtisii (also called Seraya, and along with some other species in the genus Rubroshorea, dark red meranti) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and northwestern Borneo.[1] It grows as a large tree with a grey or reddish-brown and coarsely fissured trunk; and a greyish-blue crown.[3] It fruits every 5–10 years, after prolonged periods of drought.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Rubroshorea |
| Species: | R. curtisii |
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| Rubroshorea curtisii | |
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The species was first described as Shorea curtisii in 1893. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. curtisii.[2]
