Shorea is a large genus in family Dipterocarpaceae, and has been subject to substantial revision over the decades. Prior to 2022 the genus included nearly 200 genera.
Based on phylogenomic analyses showing that genus Shorea sensu Ashton (1982) was polyphyletic, in 2022 Ashton and Heckenhauer proposed reviving the former genera Doona Thwaites, Pentacme A.DC., and Richetia F.Heim, raising Shorea sections Anthoshorea and Neohopea to genus rank, and combining Shorea sections Brachyptera, Mutica, Ovalis, Pachycarpae, and Rubella into the new genus Rubroshorea, with two sections, Shorea and Barbata, remaining in genus Shorea.Ashton, P.S., Heckenhauer, J. Tribe Shoreae (Dipterocarpaceae subfamily Dipterocarpoideae) Finally Dissected. Kew Bull 77, 885–903 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-022-10057-w Plants of the World Online currently recognizes Anthoshorea, Doona, Neohopea, Pentacme, Richetia, and Rubroshorea as separate genera.Dipterocarpaceae Blume. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 18 September 2024.
Shorea classification (Ashton et al. 2022) Plants of the World Online currently accepts 47 species. Ashton et al. (2022) accept two sections, Barbata and Shorea.
Species SectionShorea altopoensis Shorea arsorianoi Shorea asahi BarbataShorea astylosa ShoreaShorea atrinervosa ShoreaShorea biawak BarbataShorea brunnescens ShoreaShorea calcicola ShoreaShorea ciliata ShoreaShorea collina ShoreaShorea crassa ShoreaShorea domatiosa ShoreaShorea dyeri ShoreaShorea exelliptica ShoreaShorea falcata ShoreaShorea falcifera ShoreaShorea falciferoides ShoreaShorea foxworthyi Shorea geniculata ShoreaShorea glauca BarbataShorea guiso ShoreaShorea havilandii ShoreaShorea hypoleuca ShoreaShorea inappendiculata ShoreaShorea ladiana BarbataShorea laevis BarbataShorea leptoderma ShoreaShorea lissophylla ShoreaShorea lumutensis ShoreaShorea lunduensis ShoreaShorea malibato ShoreaShorea materialis ShoreaShorea maxwelliana BarbataShorea micans BarbataShorea oblongifolia ShoreaShorea obscura ShoreaShorea obtusa ShoreaShorea ochrophloia ShoreaShorea pallescens ShoreaShorea robusta ShoreaShorea scrobiculata ShoreaShorea seminis ShoreaShorea submontana ShoreaShorea sumatrana ShoreaShorea superba ShoreaShorea thorelii ShoreaShorea tumbugaia Shorea
Shorea classification (Ashton et al. 2004) This is a complete listing of Shorea species accepted by Plants of the World Online in July 2019. The subgeneric classification follows Ashton (2004) and covers only species native to northern Borneo, with some Sri Lankan species added. The timber groups classified according to the system proposed by Symington in the early 1940s.