White Meranti
Shorea balanocarpoides
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Yellow Meranti faces severe pressure from commercial logging operations targeting its valuable timber, which is highly prized for construction and furniture making. Rapid deforestation for oil palm plantations and agricultural expansion has fragmented its remaining forest habitat across Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. The species' slow growth rate and specific soil requirements make natural regeneration extremely difficult in degraded areas.
Habitat
Yellow Meranti inhabits lowland dipterocarp forests and mixed tropical rainforests, typically growing on well-drained soils at elevations up to 800 meters. The species requires intact forest canopy conditions and is particularly associated with primary and mature secondary forests in Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.
Other threatened species in Dipterocarpaceae
Frequently asked questions
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