Shorea

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, after John Shore +‎ -a

Proper noun

Shorea f

1. 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
• Category:Shorea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons