MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Shorea names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 

 

 

(Braj) V (CRDP) (FDAM) (Flcyb) (FWI) V (GCW) (GRIN) V (IPNI) V (ISF) V (ISTA) V (JA) V (JSent) V (LibHerb) (Mansf) (MMPND) (Mrkv) (Pan) (Prosea) (SavMark) (Smit) (SwedMus) (USDA) (Wang) V (W3Trop)

 

Shorea acuminata Dyer (Wang)

CHINESE : Hong suo luo shuang.

MALAY : Meranti, Meranti rambai daun, Rambai daun, Tengkawang (West Kalimantan).

ENGLISH : Red meranti.

Shorea acuminatissima Symington (FWI)

ENGLISH : Yellow meranti, Yellow seraya.

MALAY : Damar pakit (Indonesia).

Shorea agamii P. S. Ashton (GRIN)

Shorea albida Symington (GRIN)

MALAY : Alan< Alan batu, Alan bunga. 

Shorea almon Foxw. (GRIN)

Shorea aptera Burck (IPNI)

ENGLISH : Borneo tallow tree.

Shorea argentifolia Symington (GRIN) (IPNI)

FRENCH : Seraya rouge.

Shorea assamica Dyer (GRIN)

ENGLISH : White meranti.

FRENCH : Meranti blanc.

MALAY : Lun puteh, Meranti putih (Indonesia).

THAI :   สยาขาว  Saya khao.

Shorea astylosa Foxw. (GRIN)

Shorea atrinervosa Sym.

SYNONYM(S) : Shorea collina Foxw., non Ridley

ENGLISH :  Yellow balau.

MALAY :  Meranti hursik, Resak bamban, Resak bunga, Rihir minyak kuyung..

Shorea balanocarpoides Symington (GRIN)

Shorea beccariana Burck (IPNI)

MALAY : Seraya langgai (Sabah).

Shorea belongeran Burck (Wang) (FWI) 

CHINESE : Jia li man dan suo luo shuang.

ENGLISH : Kalimantan meranti.

MALAY : Belangiran (Indonesia), Kawi (Indonesia), Tengkawang (West Kalimantan).

 

Shorea bracteolata Dyer (GRIN) (FWI)

ENGLISH : Meranti paang.

MALAY : Damar kedontang (Indonesia).

Shorea collina Ridley

SYNONYM(S) : Shorea angustiloba Foxw.

MALAY : Balau bukit (Indonesia), Tekam, Terbak paya.

RUSSIAN : Balau.

Shorea contorta S. Vidal (GRIN)

ENGLISH : White lauan, Light-red lauan, Light-red meranti, Light-red seraya.

Shorea curtisii Dyer. ex King (Wang) (FWI) (Smit)

CHINESE : Ku shi suo luo shuang.

FRENCH : Meranti rouge.

MALAY : Meranti seraya, Tengkawang (West Kalimantan).

THAI :   มารันติยาเรด Ma-ran-ti-ya-ret , Sarata daeng  , สะระยาเมเราะ  Saraya mero (Malay translit.), สยาเหลือง  Saya lueang , Sa-yo-mai-ko (ซาโยไม๊เก๊าะ ,    ซายอปราโนะ  Sayo prano.

Shorea curtisii Dyer. ex King subsp. grandis P. S. Ashton (IPNI)

MALAY : Meranti seraya daun besar.

Shorea faguetiana F. Heim. (FWI) 

SYNONYM(S) :  Shorea ridleyana King

MALAY : Damar siput  (Indonesia).

THAI :   กาลอ   Kalo (Malay translit.),  หมอนไก่ Mon kai.

Shorea falcifera Dyer ex Brandis (GRIN)

Shorea foxworthyi Symington (GRIN)

Shorea gibbosa Brandis (GRIN) (FWI) 

MALAY : Damar buah (Indonesia), Meranti kuning.

Shorea glauca King (GRIN)

MALAY : Balau bunga (Indonesia), Balau laut, Kayu kube.

THAI :   แอ๊ก Aek, กายูกูเบ  Ka yu ku be,  กูเบ  Ku be.

Shorea gratissima (Wall. ex Kurz) Dyer (Smit)

THAI :  กาลอซาเมาะ Ka-lo-sa-mo (Malay translit.),   เข็มช้าง  Khem chang ,   เคียนทราย  Khian sai,  เรียวนกทุง  Riao nok thung ,  ตะเคียนทราย  Ta khian sai,  ตะเคียนทอง  Takhian thong,  ตะเคียนตานอ่อน  Ta khian tan on ,  ซวย Suai,  ส่วย Suai,  ตานจุก Tan chuk,   ตานลูกโลน Tan luk loan ,  ตือรือเบาะ Tue-rue-bo (Malay translit.),  ยางดำ Yang dam.

Shorea guiso (Blanco) Blume (GRIN) (Smit)

SYNONYM(S) :  Shorea longipetala Foxw., Shorea obtusa Wall. ex Blume var. kochangensis F. Heim., Shorea vulgaris Pierre

ENGLISH : Red balan, Red balau, Red selangan.

FRENCH : Balau rouge.

MALAY : Balau, Beraja (Indonesia), Selangan batu merah (Sabah).

SPANISH : Guijo (Latin America).

TAGALOG : Guijo.

THAI :  หลันตัน  Lan ton, Saya daeng, Saraya daeng, Teng tani (เต็งตานี).

Teng tani (เต็งตานี) has been adopted as the general name. Choeng chan (เชิงชัน) or Chan (ชัน) are preferred in the southeast. Kalantan (กะลันตัน), Yang dam (ยางดำ) (Narathiwat) and Lantan (ลันตัน) (Satun) are also preferred in the peninsula.

Shorea gysbertsiana Burck (IPNI)

ENGLISH : Borneo tallow tree.

Shorea hemsleyana (King) King ex Foxw. (FWI)  (Smit)

MALAY : Meranti daun besar.

THAI : Phayom khao.

Shorea henryana Pierre (GRIN) (Smit)

SYNONYM(S) : Shorea sericeifolia C.E.C. Fisch. & Hutch. (Smit)

ENGLISH : White meranti.

FRENCH : Meranti blanc.

MALAY : Melapi (Sabah, Sarawak), Meranti jerit (as S. sericeifolia), Meranti puteh, Meranti putih (Indonesia), Tengkawang (West Kalimantan).

TAGALOG : Manggasinoro.

THAI :    เชื่อม  Chueam,  เคี่ยม Khiam,   เคี่ยมคะนอง  Khiam khanong, เคียนทราย  Khiam sai.

Shorea hypochra Hance (GRIN) (Smit)

ENGLISH : White meranti.

FRENCH : Meranti blanc.

MALAY : Lun puteh, Meranti putih (Indonesia).

Shorea hypoleuca Meijer (IPNI)

MALAY : Selangan batu kelabu (Sabah).

Shorea javanica Koord. & Valeton (GRIN)

ENGLISH : Javanese dammar.

FRENCH : Dammar d'Indonésie.

MALAY : Damar kaca.

Shorea johorensis Foxw. (GRIN).

Shorea koordesii Brandis (FWI) 

MALAY : Damar tenang  (Indonesia).

Shorea kunstleri King (GRIN) (FWI) 

ENGLISH : Red balan, Dark-red meranti.

FRENCH : Meranti rouge-foncé.

MALAY : Balau merah (Indonesia), Benuas lebar daun (Indonesia).

Shorea laevifolia Endert. (FWI) 

MALAY : Bangkirai (Indonesia), Benuas (Indonesia).

Shorea laevis Ridl. (GRIN) (Smit)

SYNONYM(S) :   Shorea rogersiana Riazada & Smitinand

FRENCH : Teck de Bornéo.

MALAY : Balau, Selangan batu (Sabah), Bangkirai (Indonesia).

THAI :   Takhian sam phon,  เต็งควน  Teng kuan.

 

Shorea lamellata Foxw. (GRIN) (FWI) 

MALAY : Damar tunam  (Indonesia).

 

Shorea leprosula Miq. (Wang) (Smit)

SYNONYM(S) :   Shorea maranti Burck

CHINESE : Qian hong suo luo shuang.

ENGLISH : Light red lauan, Light red meranti, Light-red seraya, White lauan.

FRENCH : Meranti rouge-léger.

MALAY : Seraya tembaga (Sabah), Tengkawang (West Kalimantan).

RUSSIAN : Shoreia.

THAI :  กะลอขาว Kalo khao,  มารันตีเต็มบายา Maranti tembaya (Malay translit.),   พะยอมแดง Pha yom daeng,  สะระยาตะมาฆอ  Saraya tamakho,  สยาแดง Saya daeng, สยาแมเร๊าะ  Saya mae ror,   เต็มบายา  Tembaya (Malay translit.).

Shorea leptocladus Symington (FWI) 

ENGLISH : Light red lauan, Light red meranti, Light-red seraya, White lauan.

MALAY : Banio, Meranti merkujang.

 

Shorea macrophylla (de Vriese) P. S. Ashton (GRIN)

ENGLISH : Engkebang nut, Engkebang tree, Illipe nut, Illipe nut tree, Illipe oil (product).

FRENCH : Illipé de Bornéo, Noix de tengkawang, Noix d' illipé, Illipé Tengkawang

MALAY : Engkabang gading (Sarawak), Engkebang , Kawang jantung (Sabah).

Shorea macroptera Dyer (Smit)

MALAY : Seraya merantai (Sabah).

THAI :   ชันหอย  Chan hoi.

Shorea materialis Ridl. (GRIN)

Shorea maxwelliana King (GRIN)

Shorea multiflora (Burck) Symington (GRIN) (FWI) 

CHINESE : Duo hua suo luo shuang (MMPND).

ENGLISH : Yellow meranti, Yellow Seraya.

FRENCH : Meranti jaune.

MALAY : Damar tanduk  (Indonesia), Meranti damar hitam (Malaya), Meranti kuning (Indonesia), Seraya kuning (Sabah).

 

Shorea negrosensis Foxw. (GRIN)

DANISH : Rodlauan.

DUTCH : Bataan, Rode lauan.

ENGLISH : Dark red lauan, Dark-red meranti, Dark red seraya, Philippine mahogany, Red lauan (GRIN)

FRENCH :  Acajou des Philippines, Lauan rouge,  Meranti rouge, Meranti rouge-foncé.

GERMAN : Rotes Lauan.

ITALIAN : Lauan rosso.

SWEDISH : Malatbangmeranti, Röd meranti.

Shorea obtusa Wall. ex Blume (GRIN) (Wang) (Smit)

SYNONYM(S) :  Shorea leucobotrya Miq.

CHINESE : Dun ye suo luo shuang.

THAI :    จิก  Chik,  แงะ  Ngae (Northern Thailand), ประจั๊ต  Pra-chat (Khmer),  ประเจิ๊ก Pra-choek, เต็ง  Teng.

Shorea ovalis Blume (Wang) (IPNI)

CHINESE : Tuo yuan ye suo luo shuang.

MALAY : Meranti kepong, Seraya kepong (Sabah), Tengkawang (West Kalimantan).

Shorea palembanica Miq. (GRIN)

MALAY : Meranti tengkawang air (Borneo, Sumatra), Meranti tengkawang ayer (FWI) , Tengkawang (West Kalimantan).

 

Shorea parvifolia Dyer (GRIN) (Wang) (Smit)

CHINESE : Xiao ye suo luo shuang.

ENGLISH : Light-red meranti. 

FRENCH : Meranti rouge-léger.

MALAY : Meranti sarang punai, Tengkawang (West Kalimantan).

THAI :     สะรังปูราย  Sarang-purai (Malay translit.), สะระยาตะมาฆอ  Saraya-tamakho (Malay translit.),   สยาเหลือง Saya lueng. 

Shorea parvifolia Dyer subsp. parvifolia

Shorea parvifolia Dyer subsp. velutinata P.S. Ashton

THAI :   สยาหลังขาว  Saya lang khao.

Shorea plagata Foxw. (IPNI)

Shorea pauciflora King (Wang) (FWI) 

CHINESE : Xi hua suo luo shuang.

ENGLISH : Dark-red seraya.

FRENCH : Meranti rouge-sombre.

MALAY : Meranti nemusu, Oba suluk, Obah suluk (Sabah), Tengkawang (West Kalimantan).

Shorea pinanga Scheff. (GRIN)

Shorea polysperma (Blanco) Merr. (GRIN) (Wang)

SYNONYM(S) :   Mocanera polysperma Blanco

CHINESE : Duo zi suo luo shuang.

DANISH : Roed lauan.

DUTCH : Tanguile, Rode lauan .

ENGLISH :  Dark-red Philippine mahogany, Red lauan, Philippine mahogany.

FRENCH : Lauan rouge .

GERMAN : Rotes Lawan, Tangile, Rotes Lauan.

ITALIAN :   Lauan rosso .

PORTUGUESE : Lauan vermelho .

SPANISH : Tanguile.

SWEDISH : Tangilemeranti, Röd meranti.

TAGALOG : Tangile, Tanguile.

 

Shorea robusta C. F. Gaertn. (Smit)

ASSAMESE : Sal.

BENGALI : Sakher, Sakhu, Sal, Salwa.

BURMESE : Enkhyen.

CHINESE : Suo luo shuang, Suo luo shuang shu.

ENGLISH : Common sal, Indian dammer, Sal seeds, Sal tree, Yellow balau.

FRENCH : Arbre à sal, Balau jaune, Dammar de l'Inde, Sal.

GERMAN : Salharzbaum.

GUJARATI : Ral.

HINDI : Jall, Sal, Salwa, Shal.

JAPANESE : Sara noki, Shara noki, Serangan batsuu.

KOREAN : Awaiting feedback.

MALAY : Damar laut (Indonesia), Bangkirai (Borneo), Selangan batu (Sabah), Selangan batu kumus.

MARATHI : Guggilu, Rala.

NEPALESE : Sakhuvaa (Sakwa), Sal.

ORIYA : Sal, Sagua, Salwa, Sekwa.

PUNJABI : Sal, Seral (resin).

RUSSIAN : Sal, Salovoe derevo, Shoreia moshchnaia.

SANSKRIT : Ashvakarna, Chiraparna, Sal, Sala, Sarja.

SINHALESE : Dammala.

TAMIL : Attam, Shalam.

TELUGU : Gugal, Guggilamu (resin), Saluva, Sarjmu.

URDU : Ral.

 

Shorea roxburghii G. Don (GRIN) (Smit)

SYNONYM(S) : Shorea floribunda (Wall.) Kurz ex Dyer (Smit) , Shorea talura Roxb. (Smit) (Wang)

CHINESE : Yin nan suo luo shuang (Wang) (as S. talura).

ENGLISH : White meranti.

FRENCH : Meranti blanc.

MALAY : Melapi (Sabah, Sarawak), Meranti puteh, Meranti putih (Indonesia), Meranti temak (as S. talura), Tengkawang (West Kalimantan).

TAGALOG : Manggasinoro.

THAI :    กะยอง Kayom (Chiang Mai),  แคน Khaen,  พะยอม   Phayom,  Phayom dong   (Northern Thailand), สุกรม Su krom.

 

Shorea rubra P. S. Ashton (IPNI)

MALAY : Selangan bingkai (Sabah).

Shorea scrobiculata Burck (GRIN)

Shorea seminis Slooten (IPNI)

ENGLISH : Borneo tallow tree.

MALAY : Selangan batu terandak (Sabah)

Shorea siamensis Miq. (GRIN) (Smit)

THAI :     เปา Pao (Northern Thailand), รัง Rang,   เรียง  Riang (Khmer - Surin) , เรียงพนม  Riang-pha-nom (Khmer - Surin) () are used in Surin.

Shorea singkawang (Miq.) Miq. (IPNI)

SYNONYM(S) : Hopea singkawang Miq., Shorea singkawang Burck, Shorea thiseltonii King

THAI :   หมากอ่อน    Makon, พยอมเขา   Phayom khao.


Shorea singkawang (Miq.) Miq. subsp. singkawang

SYNONYM(S) :  Shorea thiseltonii King

Shorea smithiana Symington (IPNI)

ENGLISH : Light red lauan, Light red meranti, Light-red seraya.

 

Shorea squamata Dyer (Wang)

CHINESE : Ju lin suo luo shuang.

ENGLISH : White lauan.

Shorea stenoptera Burck (GRIN) (IPNI)

ENGLISH : Borneo tallow (product), Borneo tallow tree.

 

Shorea sumatrana (Slooten ex Thorenaar) Symington ex Desch (Smit)

SYNONYM(S) : Isoptera borneensis King, Isoptera sumatrana Slooten ex Thorenaar

MALAY : <- Look for that name and location

THAI :   ปาลอชาล  Palochali (Malay translit.), Palosali (Malay translit.)

Shorea talura Roxb. (Smit) (Wang) -> Shorea roxburghii G. Don (GRIN) (Smit)

Shorea thorelii Pierre

SYNONYM(S) : Shorea argentea C. E. C. Fisch., Parashorea laotica Tardieu

THAI :  ชัน  Chan,     ชันขาว  Chan khao  ,  ชันตก  Chan tok,    ด่าง   Dang, ซี   Si,  ตะเคียนเต็ง Takhian teng,   เต็งตานี   Teng ta ni.

Shorea tumbuggaia Roxb. (IPNI)

ENGLISH : Green dammer, Green dammer tree.

TAMIL : Thamba jalari. <- correct language for this name ?

TELUGU : Guggilam, Guggilamu (resin).

Shorea virescens Parijs (GRIN) (FWI) 

MALAY : Damar maja (Indonesia).

Shorea xanthophylla Symington (IPNI)

MALAY : Seraya kuning barum (Sabah)

 

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
General & specific on-line

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REFERENCES
Complementary / Specific

 

EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages provided by the European Commission < http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/login.jsp >.

Forest Watch Indonesia, 2003, Jenis-Jenis Kayu di Indonesia disusun berdasarkan. Nama Perdagangan. List of the Indonesian commercial timber species : < http://fwi.or.id/data_hutan/potensi/Jenis%20kayu.htm >. (FWI)

Kulip Julius, 1999, A Preliminary Survey of the Commercial Trees of Tawau Hills Park, Sabah. Forestry Department, Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah. ASEAN Review of Biodiversity & Environmental Conservation (ARBEC). Article III, January-February 1999. < http://www.cyberct.com.my/arbec/ >.

Mabberley D.J. 1997, The Plant-Book : a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants, 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

Rachun Pooma, 2003: Dipterocarpaceae in Thailand: Taxonomic and Biogeographical Analysis.  Doctor of Philosophy (Botany), Major Field: Botany, Department of Botany. Chapter 7 - Shorea. Forest Herbarium (BKF), National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok, Thailand. < http://www.forest.go.th/Botany/main/Research/RP_thesis/taxonomy/Shorea.htm#7.18%20Shorea%20sumatrana > .

Smitinand Tem, 2001, Thai Plant Names - Revised Edition by The Forest Herbarium - Royal Forest Department. Bangkok. Thailand.

USDA, ARS, 2002, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?shorea (20 June 2004).

Wang Zongxun et al. 1996, A New Latin, Chinese, English Botanical Nomenclature. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany. Aviation Industry Publisher, Beijing.

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.

 

Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : In progress.

 

NOTE

The names of the following South_East_Asian species remain to be sorted.

Shorea amplexicaulis P. Ashton
Shorea argentifolia Sym.
Shorea bentongensis Foxw.
Shorea blumutensis Foxw.
Shorea ciliata King
Shorea coriacea Burck
Shorea dasyphylla Foxw.
Shorea dealbata Foxw.
Shorea elliptica Burck
Shorea exelliptica Meijer
Shorea faguetiana Heim
Shorea falciferoides Foxw.
Shorea fallax Meijer
Shorea ferruginea Dyer ex Brandis
Shorea flemmichii Sym.
Shorea geniculata Sym. ex P. Ashton
Shorea havilandii Brandis
Shorea hopeifolia (Heim) Sym.
Shorea inaequilateralis Sym.
Shorea inappendiculata Burck
Shorea laxa v. Slooten
Shorea lepidota (Korth.) Blume
Shorea longiflora (Brandis) Sym.
Shorea longisperma Roxb.
Shorea lumutensis Sym.
Shorea macrantha Brandis
Shorea malibato Foxw.
Shorea maxima (King) Sym.
Shorea mecistopteryx Ridley
Shorea ochracea Sym.
Shorea ochrophloia Strugn. ex Sym.
Shorea ovata Dyer ex Brandis
Shorea pachyphylla Ridley ex Sym.
Shorea palosapis (Blanco) Merr.
Shorea platycarpa Heim
Shorea platyclados v. Slooten ex Foxw.
Shorea polita S. Vidal
Shorea polyandra P. Ashton
Shorea quadrinervis v. Slooten
Shorea resinosa Foxw.
Shorea retinodes v. Slooten
Shorea rugosa Heim
Shorea scaberrima Burck
Shorea scabrida Sym.
Shorea selanica (DC.) Blume
Shorea singkawang (Miq.) Miq.
Shorea smithiana Sym.
Shorea splendida (de Vriese) P. Ashton
Shorea stenoptera Burck
Shorea submontana Sym.
Shorea superba Sym.
Shorea teysmanniana Dyer ex Brandis
Shorea uliginosa Foxw.
Shorea venulosa Wood ex Meijer

 

 

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