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OverviewAI-generated
Shorea robusta is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It belongs to the genus Shorea and is classified within the order Malvales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. Common names for this taxon include sal tree, salovec, and lapte. The species was described in the source Gujin Tushu Jicheng.
Its native range includes Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, and West Himalaya. Specific occurrences have been recorded in the Subtropical Himalaya from Garhwal to Assam, as well as in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Additional records indicate presence in Thailand and Indonesia. The IUCN Red List status for Shorea robusta is Near Threatened, with a conservation assessment from 2025.
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Species
Near ThreatenedSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyDipterocarpaceae
Subtropical Himalaya (Garhwal to Assam), India.
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 133
- With media
- 126
- Family
- Dipterocarpaceae
- Collections
- MICH, BRIT, NY, US, CM
- Recorded in
- Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka
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Encyclopedic overview
Shorea robusta, the sal tree (Devanagari: साल ; IAST: sāla), shala, sakhua, or sarai, is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The tree is native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet and across the Himalayan regions.
Evolution
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shorea robusta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.