White Meranti
Shorea roxburghii
Also known as Talura lac Tree, Sal Tree, Salwood
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About White Meranti
Anthoshorea roxburghii is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Cambodia, southern India, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Shorea roxburghii
- Genus
- Shorea
- Family
- DIPTEROCARPACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Local Names
- Tamil
- kungiti, talari, talura
- Kannada
- ಅರಗಿನಮರ Aragina mara, ಬಿಳಿಬೋವು bili Bovu, ಜಾಲರಿ Jaalari
- Malayalam
- പുന്നപ്പൂമരം
Botanical family
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarp/Sal family
White Meranti belongs to the Dipterocarpaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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