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Shorea

NOUN
  1. genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin

How To Use Shorea In A Sentence

  • Dipterocarps are a major component of the forest structure and form emergent tree canopies with such species as Dipterocarpus alatus, D. costatus, Hopea odorata, Shorea guiso, S. hypochra, and Anisoptera costata. Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests
  • The dominant tree species in this moist forest are the dipterocarps, Anisoptera thurifera, Hopea gregaria, H. iriana, H. novoguineensis, Shorea assamica, S. montigena, S. selanica, and Vatica rassak. Buru rain forests
  • The dipterocarps include Anisoptera costata, Hopea celebica, H. gregaria, Shorea assamica, Vatica rassak, and V. flavovirens. Sulawesi lowland rain forests
  • Other dipterocarps once formed the dominant canopy elements of a tall evergreen forest in coastal area, with Shorea hypochra, Anisoptera costata, Dipterocarpus costatus, and Hopea odorata all abundant. Cardamom Mountains rain forests
  • Represented dipterocarp genera include Anisoptera, Dipterocarpus, Hopea, and Shorea. Sulu Archipelago rain forests
  • Most of the remaining habitat in this ecoregion is semi-evergreen rain forest and includes eight characteristic dipterocarp species: Anisoptera thurifera, Hopea gregaria, H. iriana, H. novoguineensis, Shorea assamica, S. montigena, S. selanica, and Vatica rassak. Halmahera rain forests
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