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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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalvales
  5. FamilyDipterocarpaceae
Native toBorneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Observations recorded1,767

Common Name: urat mata

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
37
With media
26
Family
Dipterocarpaceae
Collections
MICH, USNM, BRIT, A, NY, KU
Recorded in
Philippines, United States, Malaysia, Indonesia, Malaysia/Sabah

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Dipterocarpaceae
Image
CO 1069-537-06 (7929827324).jpg
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Commons category
Parashorea
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Category:Parashorea
taxon name
Parashorea
taxon rank
genus
taxon common name
柳安属
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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.

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.

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