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Cinnamomum kerangas

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Cinnamomum kerangas is a species of tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is endemic to Borneo, where it is commonly known as medang tija or tija kerangas in Malay. It is a small tree or shrub which grows 6 to 11 metres tall, with a trunk 6–15 cm in diameter.[3]

It is known from Sarawak (Kuching District) and West Kalimantan. In Sarawak the species is known only from Setapok Forest Reserve in Kuching District. It grows in peat swamp and kerangas forests on podsol soils, to 30 metres elevation.[3]

References

  1. ^ de Kok, R. 2021. Cinnamomum kerangas. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T178344976A180389027. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T178344976A180389027.en. Accessed 9 April 2023.
  2. ^ Cinnamomum kerangas Kosterm. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b Wuu-Kuang, Soh (2011). Taxonomic revision of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) in Borneo. Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants, Volume 56, Number 3, 2011, pp. 241-264(24). Naturalis Biodiversity Center DOI: https://doi.org/10.3767/000651911X615168
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Cinnamomum kerangas: Brief Summary

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Cinnamomum kerangas is a species of tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is endemic to Borneo, where it is commonly known as medang tija or tija kerangas in Malay. It is a small tree or shrub which grows 6 to 11 metres tall, with a trunk 6–15 cm in diameter.

It is known from Sarawak (Kuching District) and West Kalimantan. In Sarawak the species is known only from Setapok Forest Reserve in Kuching District. It grows in peat swamp and kerangas forests on podsol soils, to 30 metres elevation.

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