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