''Shorea atrinervosa'' is a species of plant in the family

Dipterocarpaceae Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 16 genera and about 695 known species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus ''Dipterocarpus'', is derived from Greek (''di'' = two, ''pteron'' = wing and ''karpos'' = fru ...

. The species name is derived from

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

(''ater'' = dull black and ''nervosus'' = nerved) and refers to leaf venation which is black in herbarium specimens. It is an emergent tree, up to , found in mixed

dipterocarp forest Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 16 genera and about 695 known species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus ''Dipterocarpus'', is derived from Greek (''di'' = two, ''pteron'' = wing and ''karpos'' = fru ...

on clay-rich soils. ''S. atrinervosa'' is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. It is found in at least four protected areas ( Ulu Telupid and Bidu Bidu Forest Reserves and Lambir and

Gunung Mulu Mount Mulu ( ms, Gunung Mulu) is a sandstone and shale mountain. At 2376 m, it is the second highest mountain in the state of Sarawak, after Mount Murud. It is located within the boundaries of Gunung Mulu National Park, which is named after ...

National Parks).

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atrinervosa Trees of Sumatra Trees of Peninsular Malaysia Trees of Borneo Vulnerable plants {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub