Light Red Meranti
Shorea lepidota
Rubroshorea lepidota is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Peninsular Thailand.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Dipterocarpaceae
Genus
Shorea
Light Red Meranti belongs to the family Dipterocarpaceae, order Malvales, within the Magnoliopsida class.
Species Profile
Rubroshorea lepidota is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Peninsular Thailand. It is a tall tree which can grow up to 50 metres tall, with a buttressed trunk. It grows in lowland dipterocarp rain forest up to 350 metres elevation.
Light Red Meranti (Shorea lepidota) is critically endangered primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat loss throughout its native range in Southeast Asia. The species faces severe pressure from logging operations targeting dipterocarp forests, agricultural expansion, and palm oil plantation development, which have dramatically reduced and fragmented its remaining forest habitat.
Key Facts
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Light Red Meranti (Shorea lepidota) is critically endangered primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat loss throughout its native range in Southeast Asia. The species faces severe pressure from logging operations targeting dipterocarp forests, agricultural expansion, and palm oil plantation development, which have dramatically reduced and fragmented its remaining forest habitat.
Agricultural expansion and conversion
Habitat fragmentation
Logging and timber extraction
Palm oil plantation development
Small population size and genetic bottlenecks
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Light Red Meranti (Shorea lepidota). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/light-red-meranti-4097207