Rubroshorea palosapis
Species of flowering plant
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Rubroshorea palosapis is a flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.[2] It is commonly called (along with some other species in the genera Rubroshorea and Shorea) Philippine mahogany or white lauan. It is endemic to the Philippines.[2]
| Rubroshorea palosapis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Rubroshorea |
| Species: | R. palosapis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubroshorea palosapis (Blanco) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
The species was first described as Dipterocarpus palosapis by Francisco Manuel Blanco in 1845. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed in the genus Rubroshorea as R. palosapis.[2]
