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Shorea robusta

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Shorea robusta

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Also known as Sal, Sal tree, Sarai

species of plant

In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, Shorea robusta is referenced by 465 other articles, and connects out to Sivalik Hills, The Buddha and plant.

It is catalogued under topics including Accuracy disputes from August 2022, Flora of Assam (region) and Flora of Bangladesh.

Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Near Threatened

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalvales
  5. FamilyDipterocarpaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Observations recorded595

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

Wikidata facts

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Commons category
Shorea robusta
taxon name
Shorea robusta
taxon common name
salovec
Commons gallery
Shorea robusta
short name
S. robusta
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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.

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