Rubroshorea lepidota
| Rubroshorea lepidota | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Rubroshorea |
| Species: | R. lepidota
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| Binomial name | |
| Rubroshorea lepidota (Korth.) P.S.Ashton & J.Heck.
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Rubroshorea lepidota (called, along with some other dipterocarp species, light red meranti) is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Peninsular Thailand. It is a tall tree which can grow up to 50 metres tall, with a buttressed trunk. It grows in lowland dipterocarp rain forest up to 350 metres elevation.