Obien, respectively; and palosapis (
Shorea palosapis), a high-value forest tree species propagated at the MMSU nursery.
Informal management was a response to massive deforestation of the precious
Shorea robusta forest (sub-tropical hardwood species renowned for the durability of its wood).
The tropical zone (60-1,000 m) is dominated by
Shorea robusta, Dalbergia sissoo and Acacia catechu; followed by Schima wallichii, Castanopsis indica, Pinus roxburghii and Alnus nepalensis in the sub-tropical zone (1,000-2,000 m); Quercus spp., Rhododendron spp.
Lauan (
Shorea spp.) veneer (220 by 200 by 1.7 mm) was sourced from Niigata Gohan Shinko (Japan).
The Segari Melintang Forest Reserve is also the only place in the whole wide world where Balau Putih, scientifically known as
Shorea lumutensis is found.
In the campus region with academic buildings and residences, some dipterocarp trees such as
Shorea siamensis are growing by the B2 teaching building.
Seedlings planted in the arboretum include Bagoadlau (Xanthostemon philippinensis), Sierra Madre mangkono (Xanthostemon fruticosus), Yakal saplungan (Hopea plagata), and Yakal malibato (
Shorea malibato), which are all increasingly rare in the wild.
Ambrex, a licensed polyherbal formulation consists of five 'Generally-Safe' Indian herbs: Withania somnifera, Cycas circirnalis,
Shorea, robusta, Orchis mascula and amber (a resin from Pinus succinifera) that are blended together in accordance to the Siddha-system of medicine.
Dipterocarpaceae in South--East Asia comprises 470 tree species including dominant tree
Shorea robusta, which is the only dominant tree species of tropical South--East Asia including India (Maury-Lechon & Curtet, 1998).
The five plants or plant products present as ingredients of polyherbal preparation were Azadirachta indica, Lawsonia alba,
Shorea robusta, Ricinus communis, and Sesamum indicum.
In a similar study comparing natural and exploited
Shorea megistophylla populations, Murawskiet, Dayanandan & Bawa (1994) have found differences in the inbreeding levels of different populations, as well as changes such as increased selfing in the reproductive behavior of exploited populations.