Rubroshorea fallax

Rubroshorea fallax is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, which is endemic to Borneo.
The species was first described as Shorea fallax by Willem Meijer in 1963. The specific epithet fallax means "deceptive" and refers to the species initially being considered to be Shorea scaberrima. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jaqueline Heckenhauer placed the species in the genus Rubroshorea as R. fallax.

Description

Rubroshorea fallax grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to. It has buttresses up to tall. The brown bark is flaky and cracked. The leathery leaves are ovate to oblong and measure up to long. The inflorescences measure up to long and bear up to seven yellow flowers.

Distribution and habitat

Rubroshorea fallax is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests, to elevations of.

Conservation

Shorea fallax has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. However, in Kalimantan it is threatened by conversion of land and by logging for its timber. The species does occur in a number of protected areas in Sabah and Sarawak.