Parashorea lucida
{{Short description|Species of tree}}
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|status = CR
|status_system = IUCN2.3
|genus = Parashorea
|species = lucida
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- Parashorea stellata {{Au|Slooten 1927, non Kurz 1870}}
- Shorea lucida {{Au|Miq.}}
- Shorea subpeltata {{Au|Miq.}}
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Parashorea lucida (also called white meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The name lucida is derived from Latin (lucidus = clear) and refers to the venation on the leaf. It is a tall emergent tree, up to 60 m tall, found in mixed dipterocarp forest on clay and clay soils. It is found in Sumatra and Borneo. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
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{{Cite book | last1 = Ashton | first1 = P. S. | date = September 2004 | contribution = Parashorea lucida (Miq.) Kurz | contribution-url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSS.vol4_5_6.pdf | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Saw | editor2-first = L. G. | editor3-last = Chung | editor3-first = R. C. K. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 5 | pages = 186 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-2181-59-3 | url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | version = (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) | access-date = 11 November 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130927074942/http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | archive-date = 27 September 2013 | url-status = dead }}
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Category:Critically endangered plants
Category:Dipterocarps of Borneo
Category:Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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