Rubroshorea ovalis

Rubroshorea ovalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.^[2] It is a large fast-growing tree, up to 50 meters tall, which is native to Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore. It flowers every 3 to 4 years between March and June. Flowers are pollinated by insects and seeds are dispersed by the wind.^[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Rubroshorea ovalis
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:	Rubroshorea
Species:	R. ovalis
Binomial name
Rubroshorea ovalis (Korth.) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
Synonyms[2]
Hopea aspera de Vriese Shorea eximia (Miq.) Scheff. Shorea eximia var. angustifolia Burck Shorea fusca Burck Shorea ovalis (Korth.) Blume Shorea ovalis subsp. ovalis Shorea ovalis subsp. sarawakensis P.S.Ashton Shorea ovalis subsp. sericea (Dyer) P.S.Ashton Shorea rigida Brandis Shorea sericea Dyer Shorea sublacunosa Scheff. Vatica eximia Miq. Vatica ovalis Korth. Vatica sublacunosa Miq.

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It grows in lowland mixed dipterocarp forests on hills and clay soils up to 500 meters elevation. Trees form ectomycorrhizal root associations.^[1]