Anthoshorea cordata

Anthoshorea cordata
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Shorea
Species:	S. cordata
Binomial name
	Shorea cordata; P.S.Ashton

Shorea cordata is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The species name cordata is derived from Latin (cordatus = heart-shaped) and refers to the shape of the leaf base.

S. cordata is an emergent tree, up to 50 m, found in mixed dipterocarp forest on clay-rich soils over igneous rock.^[2]

It is endemic to Borneo, being found in Sarawak and NW Kalimantan. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Ashton, P. (1998). "Shorea cordata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. IUCN: e.T31916A9668002. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31916A9668002.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Shorea cordata P.S.Ashton" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 243. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 14 November 2007.

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[IUCN-1] Ashton, P. (1998). "Shorea cordata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. IUCN: e.T31916A9668002. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31916A9668002.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[Ashton-2] Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Shorea cordata P.S.Ashton" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 243. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 14 November 2007.

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