Anthoshorea agami

Anthoshorea agami, synonym Shorea agami, is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species is named after J. Agama a one time forest officier in the Sabah Forestry Department.

Anthoshorea agami
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Anthoshorea
Species:	A. agami
Binomial name
Anthoshorea agami (P.S.Ashton) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck. (2022)
Synonyms[2]
Shorea agami P.S.Ashton (1962) Shorea agami subsp. diminuta P.S.Ashton (1967)

Anthoshorea agami is endemic to Borneo. It is an emergent tree, up to 50 m tall. It grows in mixed dipterocarp forest on well-drained sandy clay soils and clay-rich soils,^[3] up to 700 meters elevation.^[1] It is a light hardwood sold under the trade names of white meranti.^[1][4] A. agami is found in at least three protected areas (Kabilli-Sepilok Forest Reserve, Lambir & Gunung Mulu National Parks), but is threatened elsewhere due to habitat loss.^[1]

Peter Shaw Ashton recognised two subspecies, subsp. agamii and subsp diminuta,^[3] which are now considered synonyms.^[2] The subspecies name diminuta is derived from Latin (diminutus = made small) and refers to the smaller leaves of this subspecies.