Anthoshorea symingtonii
| Anthoshorea symingtonii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Anthoshorea |
| Species: | A. symingtonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthoshorea symingtonii (G.H.S.Wood) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck. (2022) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Shorea symingtonii G.H.S.Wood (1960) | |
Anthoshorea symingtonii (also called white meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to eastern Sabah in Malaysian Borneo.
It is a large emergent tree, growing up to 50 meters tall with a trunk up to 1.5 metres in diameter.
Anthoshorea symingtonii is native to eastern and southeastern parts Sabah, including Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Sandakan, Semporna and Tawau districts. It is found in Kinabalu Park and Lingkabau Forest Reserve.
It grows scattered in undulating lowland and hill mixed dipterocarp forest on clay-rich soils, up to 721 metres elevation.