Shorea falciferoides Foxw.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Dipterocarpaceae > Shorea

Characteristics

A large tree. It can grow 60 m tall. The trunk can be 180 cm across. It has buttresses 3 m tall. The leaves are broadly oval and 10-18 cm long by 4.5-8 cm wide. The fruit has unequal lobes up to 9.5 cm long by 2.2 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mixed dipterocarp forest, often on clay-rich soils, at elevations up to 1,000 metres. It is more or less confined to ridge tops when growing in the everwet areas.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal oil timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Soap (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Shorea falciferoides world distribution map, present in Indonesia and Sri Lanka

Conservation status

Shorea falciferoides threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321271-1
WFO ID wfo-0000500406
COL ID 4X4W9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Parahopea balangeran Shorea gisok Shorea falciferoides Shorea balangeran Hopea balangeran

Lower taxons

Shorea falciferoides subsp. glaucescens