What is shorea plant?

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What is shorea plant?

Answer 1

Shorea is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae.

The genus is named after Sir John Shore, the Governor-General of the British East India Company, 1793-1798.

They are native to southeast Asia, from Northern India to Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

In west Malesia and the Philippines this genus dominates the skyline of the tropical forests.

The tallest documented tropical angiosperm is a 88.3 m tall Shorea faguetiana in the Tawau Hills National Park, in Sabah on the island of Borneo.

Borneo is also the hotspot of Shorea diveristy with 138 species, of which 91 are endemic to the island.

Economic uses

Many economically important timber trees belong to Shorea.

They are sold under various trade names including Meranti, Lauan (or Luan), Seraya, Balau, Bangkirai.

The alluringly-named "Philippine Mahogany" sold in North America is not a mahogany at all, but actually a mixture of woods from the genus Shorea.

Non-timber products from Shorea spp. include Dammar and Illepe.

Dammar, the resin from Dipterocarps, is collected from a variety of species.

It various in colour among the different taxonomic groups.

Shorea wiesneri is listed in many website as an important source of dammar,however, this appears to be either a trade name or a synonym.

For more info .click the links below==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorea

http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/search...

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http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/programmes/gr...

From = A botanist

Answer 2

Shorea is a genus name representing tropical hardwood trees. Shorea forests are common in Asia mainly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Srilanka, India and Nepal. The tree has timber value  and exported to many other countries.  The higher timber value is mainly due to it’s excellent resistance to every day wear and tear and it's durability.