''Shorea contorta'' (called, along with some other species in the genus ''
Shorea'', white lauan
) 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 ...
. It is
endemic to the
Philippines.
References
contorta
''Pinus contorta'', with the common names lodgepole pine and shore pine, and also known as twisted pine, and contorta pine, is a common tree in western North America. It is common near the ocean shore and in dry montane forests to the subalpine ...
Endemic flora of the Philippines
Trees of the Philippines
Least concern plants
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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