Rubroshorea acuminata

Rubroshorea acuminata (called, along with some other species in the genus Rubroshorea, dark red meranti, light red meranti, or sometimes red lauan) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.^[1]

Rubroshorea acuminata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Rubroshorea
Species:	R. acuminata
Binomial name
Rubroshorea acuminata (Dyer) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
Synonyms[2]
Shorea acuminata Dyer

See also

• Rubroshorea teysmanniana, a closely related tree in the Philippines more properly known as the red lauan.
• Parashorea macrophylla, the white lauan.