Parashorea lucida

Parashorea lucida (also called white meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The name lucida is derived from Latin (lucidus = clear) and refers to the venation on the leaf. It is a tall emergent tree, up to 60 m tall, found in mixed dipterocarp forest on clay and clay soils. It is found in Sumatra and Borneo.^[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Parashorea lucida
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Parashorea
Species:	P. lucida
Binomial name
Parashorea lucida (Miq.) Kurz[2]
Synonyms
Parashorea stellata Slooten 1927, non Kurz 1870 Shorea lucida Miq. Shorea subpeltata Miq.