Shorea pallescens
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Shorea pallescens faces severe pressure from commercial logging operations targeting its valuable timber, which commands high prices in international markets. Conversion of its lowland forest habitat to oil palm plantations and agricultural development has eliminated significant portions of its natural range. The species' slow growth rate and specific soil requirements make natural regeneration extremely difficult in degraded areas.
Habitat
This dipterocarp species inhabits lowland mixed dipterocarp forests on well-drained soils, typically occurring at elevations below 300 meters. It grows in primary and mature secondary forests with high canopy cover, often associated with other Shorea species in the emergent and canopy layers.
