Richetia peltata

Richetia peltata (or Shorea peltata; called, along with some other species in the genus Richetia, yellow meranti) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.^[3]

Richetia peltata
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:	Richetia
Species:	R. peltata
Binomial name
Richetia peltata (Symington) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
Synonyms[2]
Shorea peltata Symington

Distribution

It is a tree found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Richetia peltata locally knows as damar hitam telepok, damar telepok, meranti damar hitam, meranti kelim, meranti kuning as well mernati telepok in Peninsular Malaysia. Meanwhile in Sabah, Malaysia, R. peltata is called seraya kuning keladi.^[3][4] The word of "telepok" in meranti telepok, damar hitam telepok or damar telepok is refers to its leaves that are peltate like those of the lotus.^[3][5]

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  Richetia peltata at Kepong Botanical Garden, Malaysia
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  Richetia peltata leaves
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  Richetia peltata leaves