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| ''S. atrinervosa<br/> S. brunnescens<br/> S. crassa<br/> S. exelliptica<br/> S. foxworthyi<br/> S. glauca<br/> S. havilandii<br/> S. laevis<br/> S. leptoderma<br/> S. materialis<br/> S. maxwelliana<br/> S. seminis<br/> S. submontana<br/> S. sumatrana<br/> S. superba''
 
| ''S. atrinervosa<br/> S. brunnescens<br/> S. crassa<br/> S. exelliptica<br/> S. foxworthyi<br/> S. glauca<br/> S. havilandii<br/> S. laevis<br/> S. leptoderma<br/> S. materialis<br/> S. maxwelliana<br/> S. seminis<br/> S. submontana<br/> S. sumatrana<br/> S. superba''
 
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| '''Almon'''
 
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| ''[[Shorea]]'' sect. ''Anthoshorea''
 
| ''[[Shorea]]'' sect. ''Anthoshorea''
 
| ''S. assamica<br/> S. assamica<br/> S. bracteolata<br/> S. dealbata<br/> S. hypochra<br/> S. javanica<br/> S. lamellata<br/> S. maranti''
 
| ''S. assamica<br/> S. assamica<br/> S. bracteolata<br/> S. dealbata<br/> S. hypochra<br/> S. javanica<br/> S. lamellata<br/> S. maranti''
 
| '''White Meranti'''
 
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| ''S. acuminatissima<br/> S. faguetiana<br/> S. gibbosa<br/> S. hopeifolia<br/> S. multiflora''
 
| ''S. acuminatissima<br/> S. faguetiana<br/> S. gibbosa<br/> S. hopeifolia<br/> S. multiflora''
 
| '''Yellow Meranti'''
 
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| ''S. curtisii<br/> S. hemsleyana<br/> S. macrantha<br/> S. pauciflora<br/> S. platyclados<br/> S. rugosa,<br/> S. singkawang''<br/> 4 other spp.
 
| ''S. curtisii<br/> S. hemsleyana<br/> S. macrantha<br/> S. pauciflora<br/> S. platyclados<br/> S. rugosa,<br/> S. singkawang''<br/> 4 other spp.
 
| '''Dark red Meranti''' (Meranti bukit)
 
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| ''S. acuminata<br/> S. dasyphylla<br/> S. johorensis<br/> S. lepidota<br/> S. parvifolia''
 
| ''S. acuminata<br/> S. dasyphylla<br/> S. johorensis<br/> S. lepidota<br/> S. parvifolia''
 
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| ''S. balangeran<br/> S. collina<br/> S. guiso<br/> S. kunstleri<br/> S. ochrophloia<br/> S. plagata''<br/>
 
| ''S. balangeran<br/> S. collina<br/> S. guiso<br/> S. kunstleri<br/> S. ochrophloia<br/> S. plagata''<br/>
 
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| ''S. macroptera''
 
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| ''[[Shorea]]''
 
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| ''S. platyclados''
 
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| ''[[Shorea]]''
 
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| ''[[Shorea]]''
 
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| ''S. uliginosa''
 
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Shorea
Shorea roxburghii
Shorea roxburghii
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Subfamily: Dipterocarpoideae
Genus: Shorea

Species
About 360 species, including:

Shorea academia
Shorea acuminata
Shorea acuminatissima
Shorea affinis
Shorea agamii
Shorea albida
Shorea almon
Shorea amplexicaulis
Shorea aptera
Shorea argentifolia
Shorea assamica
Shorea atrinervosa
Shorea balangeran
Shorea beccariana
Shorea bracteolata
Shorea brunnescens
Shorea collina
Shorea compressa
Shorea congestiflora
Shorea contorta
Shorea cordifolia
Shorea crassa
Shorea crassifolia
Shorea curtisii
Shorea dasyphylla
Shorea dealbata
Shorea disticha
Shorea elliptica
Shorea exelliptica
Shorea faguetiana
Shorea fallax
Shorea ferruginea
Shorea foxworthyi
Shorea gibbosa
Shorea glauca
Shorea gratissima
Shorea guiso
Shorea havilandii
Shorea hemsleyana
Shorea henryana
Shorea hopeifolia
Shorea hypochra
Shorea hypoleuca
Shorea javanica
Shorea johorensis
Shorea kunstleri
Shorea laevifolia
Shorea laevis
Shorea lamellata
Shorea lepidota
Shorea leprosula
Shorea leptoclados
Shorea leptoderma
Shorea longisperma
Shorea macrantha
Shorea macrophylla
Shorea macroptera
Shorea maranti
Shorea materialis
Shorea maxima
Shorea maxwelliana
Shorea mecistopteryx
Shorea megistophylla
Shorea minandensis
Shorea multiflora
Shorea negrosensis
Shorea obtusa
Shorea ochrophloia
Shorea ovalis
Shorea ovata
Shorea pachyphylla
Shorea palembanica
Shorea parvifolia
Shorea parvistipulata
Shorea pauciflora
Shorea pinanga
Shorea plagata
Shorea platyclados
Shorea polyandra
Shorea polysperma
Shorea quadrinervis
Shorea resinosa
Shorea retinodes
Shorea robusta
Shorea roxburghii
Shorea rugosa
Shorea scabrida
Shorea selanica
Shorea seminis
Shorea sericeiflora
Shorea siamensis
Shorea singkawang
Shorea smithiana
Shorea splendida
Shorea squamata
Shorea stenoptera (Illipe ?)
Shorea stipularis
Shorea submontana
Shorea sumatrana
Shorea superba
Shorea talura
Shorea teysmanniana
Shorea thorelii
Shorea trapezifolia
Shorea tumbuggaia
Shorea uliginosa
Shorea virescens
Shorea wiesneri (Dammar ?)
Shorea xanthophylla
Shorea zeylanica

Shorea is a genus of 360 species of mainly rainforest trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae. They are native to southeast Asia, from Northern India to Malesia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Timbers

Many economically important timber trees belong to Shorea. They are sold under various trade names including Meranti, Lauan (or Luan), Seraya, Balau, Bangkirai etc. 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.

The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood colour.

Genus & section Species Wood name Wood colour Wood type
Shorea sect. Shorea S. atrinervosa
S. brunnescens
S. crassa
S. exelliptica
S. foxworthyi
S. glauca
S. havilandii
S. laevis
S. leptoderma
S. materialis
S. maxwelliana
S. seminis
S. submontana
S. sumatrana
S. superba 		Balau   heavy hardwood
Shorea sect. Almon S. almon
S. contorta
S. leprosula
S. leptoclados
S. smithiana 		Almon light red to pink  
Shorea sect. Anthoshorea S. assamica
S. assamica
S. bracteolata
S. dealbata
S. hypochra
S. javanica
S. lamellata
S. maranti 		White Meranti   light hardwood
Shorea sect. Richetia S. acuminatissima
S. faguetiana
S. gibbosa
S. hopeifolia
S. multiflora 		Yellow Meranti   light hardwood
Shorea sect. Rubroshorea S. curtisii
S. hemsleyana
S. macrantha
S. pauciflora
S. platyclados
S. rugosa,
S. singkawang
4 other spp. 		Dark red Meranti (Meranti bukit)   light hardwood
S. acuminata
S. dasyphylla
S. johorensis
S. lepidota
S. parvifolia 		Light red Meranti   light hardwood
S. balangeran
S. collina
S. guiso
S. kunstleri
S. ochrophloia
S. plagata
 Red Balau   heavy hardwood
Shorea S. macroptera Melantai   light hardwood
Shorea S. negrosensis Red Lauan dark red-brown to brick red  
Shorea S. ovata Tianong light red to light red-brown  
Shorea S. platyclados Meranti Bukit   light hardwood
Shorea S. polysperma Tanguile red to red-brown  
Shorea S. robusta Sal    
Shorea S. squamata Mayapis light red to red-brown  
Shorea S. uliginosa Meranti Bakau   light hardwood
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