Richetia faguetiana
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Richetia faguetiana is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Along with other species in the genus Richetia, it is also known as the yellow meranti. It is native to Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, and Thailand.[1] It is the second tallest flowering plant, and sixth tallest living tree; the tallest living specimen, Menara was measured to be Script error: No such module "convert". height in 2019.[2]
Height
The tallest specimen, named "Menara", was measured in 2019.[3][4][5] The tree's height was measured from the top of the crown to the lowest part of the buttress,[2] giving an averaged measurement of 97.58 m.[6]
An almost equally tall R. faguetiana, Script error: No such module "convert"., was found in 2018 in the Tawau Hills National Park, Sabah, some Script error: No such module "convert". from Tawau and about Script error: No such module "convert". from the park’s main station.[7][8]
In 2016, the then tallest tropical tree, known as "Lahad Datu", was found at the Danum Valley Conservation Area. It was measured as an average of tape drops to be Script error: No such module "convert". tall and its canopy was Script error: No such module "convert". in diameter.[9][10][11]
Also in 2016, a Richetia faguetiana tree Script error: No such module "convert". tall was found in the Maliau Basin Conservation Area in Sabah.[12][13]
See also
References
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- ↑ nationalgeographic.com, The world's tallest known tropical tree has been found—and climbed, By Mary Gagen, April 3, 2019
- ↑ livescience.com / The World's Tallest Tropical Tree Is Longer Than a Football Field, By Laura Geggel, Associate Editor, April 6, 2019,
- ↑ nst.com.my, UK scientists find world's first 100m tall tropical tree in Danum Valley, By Olivia Miwil - April 4, 2019
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- ↑ dailyexpress.com.my / World's new tallest tree in Tawau Hills Park, Sunday, July 15, 2018
- ↑ star2.com / Where the wild things are in the east coast of Sabah Template:Webarchive, November 21, 2018 Malaysia, Travel, By MELODY L. GOH
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- ↑ mongabay.com, World’s tallest tropical tree discovered, along with nearly 50 other record-breakers, by Mike Gaworecki on 10 November 2016
- ↑ cam.ac.uk / Minecraft tree "probably" the tallest tree in the Tropics, 08 Jun 2016
- ↑ mongabay.com / Tropics’ tallest tree found in Malaysia, 12 June 2016
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