Parashorea
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Parashorea is a genus of plant in family Dipterocarpaceae. The name Parashorea is derived from Greek (para = similar to) and refers to the genus similarity to Shorea. It contains about 14 species distributed from South Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China and the southernmost parts of China to Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.[1]
Parashorea trees have hard wood, can reach heights exceeding 70 metres, and have limbs reaching outward over ten metres. White seraya is a common name for several Parashorea species used in the timber trade.
Species
14 species are accepted.[1]
- Parashorea aptera Slooten
- Parashorea buchananii (C.E.C.Fisch.) Symington
- Parashorea chinensis Wang Hsie
- Parashorea densiflora Slooten & Symington
- Parashorea dussaudii Tardieu
- Parashorea globosa Symington
- Parashorea lucida (Miq.) Kurz
- Parashorea macrophylla Wyatt-Sm. ex P.S.Ashton
- Parashorea malaanonan (Blanco) Merr.
- Parashorea parvifolia Wyatt-Sm. ex P.S.Ashton
- Parashorea smythiesii Wyatt-Sm. ex P.S.Ashton
- Parashorea stellata Kurz
- Parashorea tomentella (Symington) Meijer
- Parashorea warburgii Brandis
See also
References
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