Shorea

Noticed the Shorea, which is the _Foung bein_ of the Burmese.

Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith

Lowland rain forests are dominated by Dipterocarps, such as Shorea spp and Sapidaceae spp.

Kinabalu Park, Malaysia 2008

The vegetation is not dominated by a single dipterocarp (such as Shorea albida in Borneo), but Shorea macrophylla (bintangor) is an important timber tree.

Peninsular Malaysian peat swamp forests 2007

The climax vegetation of the Inner Terai is sal Shorea robusta forest, which covers some 70% of the park.

Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal 2009

Shorea albida plays a major role in the swamp forest communities and dominates forest types two through four.

Borneo peat swamp forests 2008

Of the dipterocarps, Dipterocarpus, Dryobalanops, and Shorea are the emergents, and Hopea and Vatica usually are found in the main canopy.

Peninsular Malaysian rain forests 2008

These forests are dominated by Gonystylus bancanus (the single most valuable timber species), Dactylocladus stenostachys, Copaifera palustris, and four Shorea species.

Borneo peat swamp forests 2008

Represented dipterocarp genera include Anisoptera, Dipterocarpus, Hopea, and Shorea.

Sulu Archipelago rain forests 2008

Many of the Dipterocarpus, Hopea, Shorea and Vatica species of Sumatra are critically endangered or endangered.

Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Indonesia 2008

In Himachal Pradesh, extensive patches of Chir pine grow on the lower parts of Kangra and Una Districts, but toward the eastern parts of Himachal Pradesh and in the lower areas of the Uttar Pradesh hills, Chir pine grows in scattered patches commonly in association with Shorea robusta, Anogeissus latifolia, and Cordia vestita.

Himalayan subtropical pine forests 2008