Dark Red Meranti
Shorea singkawang
English Common Name: Dark Red Meranti, Meranti Merah
Chinese Name / 中文名: 暗红柳桉 (Àn hóng Liǔ ān), 红娑罗双木 (Hóng suō luóshuāngmù), 娑罗属 (Suō luó shǔ)
Other Local Name: Pokok Meranti Sekawang Merah (Malaysia)
Family Name: Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti Family)
Scientific Name: Shorea singkawang
Synonym: Hopea singkawang, Pachychlamys beccarianus, Pachychlamys thiseltonii, Shorea forbesii, Shorea thiseltonii
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Malvales > Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti Family) > Shorea
Origin: Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand
Growth Habit: Tree
Characteristics: A dark timber species that can produce edible fruit. Seed not winged.
Care Requirements: Prefers full sun and moderate watering.
Other Information: Critically Endangered (IUCN 1998), Vulnerable (IUCN 2017)
Pictures Location: Johor, Malaysia
Chinese Name / 中文名: 暗红柳桉 (Àn hóng Liǔ ān), 红娑罗双木 (Hóng suō luóshuāngmù), 娑罗属 (Suō luó shǔ)
Other Local Name: Pokok Meranti Sekawang Merah (Malaysia)
Family Name: Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti Family)
Scientific Name: Shorea singkawang
Synonym: Hopea singkawang, Pachychlamys beccarianus, Pachychlamys thiseltonii, Shorea forbesii, Shorea thiseltonii
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Malvales > Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti Family) > Shorea
Origin: Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand
Growth Habit: Tree
Characteristics: A dark timber species that can produce edible fruit. Seed not winged.
Care Requirements: Prefers full sun and moderate watering.
Other Information: Critically Endangered (IUCN 1998), Vulnerable (IUCN 2017)
Pictures Location: Johor, Malaysia