|regnum = Plantae
|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
|unranked_classis = Eudicots
|unranked_ordo = Rosids
|ordo = Malvales
|familia = Dipterocarpaceae
|genus = Shorea
|species = S. dealbata
|binomial = Shorea dealbata
|binomial_authority = Foxw.[2]
|}}Shorea dealbata is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The species name is derived from Latin (dealbatus = whitewashed) and refers to the pale undersurface of the leaf.
Description
It is a main canopy tree, up to 30 m tall, found in kerangas forests on white sand terraces and on sandstone plateau.[2]
Distribution
It is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo where it is threatened by habitat loss.[ It is found within at least one protected area, Bako National Park in Borneo.]
Wood
The timber is sold under the trade name white meranti.
References
1. ^1 2 {{Cite book | last1 = Ashton | first1 = P. S. |date=September 2004 | contribution = Shorea dealbata Foxw. | contribution-url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSS.vol4_5_6.pdf | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Saw | editor2-first = L. G. | editor3-last = Chung | editor3-first = R. C. K. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 5 | pages = 248 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-2181-59-3 | url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | version = (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) | accessdate = 21 November 2007 }}
Listed as Critically Endangered (CR)