Shorea micans: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Dipterocarpaceae
Genus
Shorea
Species
Shorea micans
Scientific Name
Shorea micans

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Shorea micans

Shorea micans is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species name is derived from Latin (micans = gleaming) and refers to this species shiny leaves.

Shorea micans is endemic to the island of Borneo, found only within the Malaysia Sabah section of the island. It has been found in numerous protected areas, including Bidu Bidu, Tawai, Meliau Range, Kuamas and Bukit Tingkar forest reserves.

It is a low emergent to main canopy tree in mixed dipterocarp forest, on soils overlying ultrabasic rock, up to 560 metres elevation.

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