Shorea thorelii

Shorea thorelii[1] is a critically endangered tree species, described by Pierre and Lanessan, which is included in the genus Shorea and family Dipterocarpaceae;[2][3] the species is named after the French botanist Clovis Thorel.[1] No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[2]

Shorea thorelii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Shorea
Species:
S. thorelii
Binomial name
Shorea thorelii

Distributed throughout Indochina, its name in Vietnam is chai or chai Thorel: and labelled specimens can be found in the ForestFloorLodge area of Cat Tien National Park.

References

  1. Pierre JBL ex de Lanessan JBA (1895) In: Pl. util. Colon. Franc. (1886) 302, et Fl. For. Cochinch. Fasc. 15 (1890) t.233, Brandis, in Journ. L. Soc. 31: 81.
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. Plants of the World Online: Shorea thorelii Pierre ex Laness. (retrieved 20 October 2020)
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