Shorea

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, after John Shore +‎ -a

Proper noun

Shorea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Dipterocarpaceae – native to southeast Asia, including many large trees that are important sources of timber.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Dipterocarpaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Shorea robusta - type species; Shorea faguetiana - selected other species; for the numerous other species see Shorea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Further reading

Shorea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Shorea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Shorea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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