Parashorea chinensis

Parashorea chinensis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Parashorea
Species:	P. chinensis
Binomial name
Parashorea chinensis Wang Hsie (1977)
Synonyms[2]
Parashorea chinensis var. kwangsiensis Lin Chi (1977) Shorea chinensis (Wang Hsie) H.Zhu (1992), nom. illeg., non Merr. 1922 Shorea wangtianshuea Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu (1994) Shorea wangtianshuea var. kwangsiensis (Lin Chi) Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu (2002) Shorea wangtianshuea subsp. vietnamensis Y.K.Yang & J.K.Wu (2002)

Parashorea chinensis, photographed in Wangtianshu Scenic Area, Xishuangbanna Tropical Rainforest National Park. The rope bridge is called the "canopy walkway". It was originally used for scientific research and has been transformed into a tourist attraction. People shown in the picture are tourists. Plants are not shown in their entirety.

Parashorea chinensis is a large species of tree (40–72 m tall) in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to southern China (Yunnan and Guangxi provinces) and in northern Laos and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1] The species is under first-class national protection in China.^[3]

The tallest reliably measured individual published in journals is a 72.4 m approximately 150 year-old tree found in a Karst sinkhole within the seasonal tropical rainforest of Nonggang National Natural Reserve in Chongzuo, Guangxi province.^[4]

References

1. Ly, V.; Nanthavong, K.; Hoang, V.S.; Vu, V.D.; Barstow, M.; Luu, H.T.; Khou, E.; Newman, M.F. (2018). "Parashorea chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T32476A2820115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T32476A2820115.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Parashorea chinensis Wang Hsie". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
3. "National key protected wild plants (first batch)". Nature Reserve of China. 2004-07-10. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
4. 王斌 ，丁涛，刘晟源，彭定人，李冬兴，陆茂新，农正权，农重刚，农世新，郭屹立，向悟生，李先琨 (2024). "中国喀斯特区最高树原生境森林群落的林层结构及物种组成 Layer structure and species composition of primeval habitat forest communities that include the tallest tree in karst areas of China". 科学通报. 69 (7): 912–924. doi:10.1360/TB-2023-0874. Retrieved October 2, 2025 – via 中国科学引文数据库.