Parashorea malaanonan

Parashorea malaanonan is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. it is found in the Philippines and the northeast coast of Sabah in Borneo. The name malaanonan is derived from Tagalog (mala = false and anonang = custard apple) and is a putative vernacular name for this species. It is a large emergent tree, up to 60 m, found in mixed dipterocarp forests on deep friable clay soils.[2] It can still be found in forest reserves in the east coast of Sabah although elsewhere it is threatened by habitat loss.[1] The timber is a light hardwood sold under the trade name of white lauan or white seraya.

Parashorea malaanonan

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Parashorea
Species:
P. malaanonan
Binomial name
Parashorea malaanonan
Synonyms
  • Dipterocarpus malaanonan (Blanco) Blanco
  • Mocanera malaanonan Blanco
  • Parashorea plicata Brandis
  • Shorea malaanonan (Blanco) Blume

References
  1. Ashton, P. 1998. Parashorea malaanonan. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  2. Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Parashorea malaanonan (Blanco) Merr.". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 187–188. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2007.


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