Yellow Meranti
Shorea hopeifolia
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Dipterocarpaceae
Genus
Shorea
Yellow Meranti belongs to the family Dipterocarpaceae, order Malvales, within the Magnoliopsida class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Yellow Meranti faces severe threats from extensive deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its range in Southeast Asian lowland forests. Logging operations, both legal and illegal, combined with agricultural expansion and palm oil plantations, have dramatically reduced available habitat. The species' restriction to specific lowland forest conditions makes it particularly vulnerable to these ongoing pressures.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Yellow Meranti occurs in tropical lowland dipterocarp forests, typically below 400 meters elevation. The species prefers well-drained soils in primary and mature secondary forests across Southeast Asia.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Yellow Meranti faces severe threats from extensive deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its range in Southeast Asian lowland forests. Logging operations, both legal and illegal, combined with agricultural expansion and palm oil plantations, have dramatically reduced available habitat. The species' restriction to specific lowland forest conditions makes it particularly vulnerable to these ongoing pressures.
Agricultural expansion and palm oil plantations
Deforestation and logging
Habitat fragmentation
Illegal timber harvesting
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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). Yellow Meranti (Shorea hopeifolia). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/yellow-meranti