Rubroshorea rubella
Species of tree
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Rubroshorea rubella (called, along with some other dipterocarp species, light red meranti) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Borneo.[1]
| Rubroshorea rubella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Rubroshorea |
| Species: | R. rubella |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubroshorea rubella (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Shorea rubella P.S.Ashton | |
The species was first described as Shorea rubella by Peter Shaw Ashton in 1962. In 2022 Ashton and Jacqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in genus Rubroshorea as R. rubella.[2]
