Shorea roxburghii explained

Shorea roxburghii is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Common names

• Malay

Meranti Temak Nipis

• Thai: พะยอม, transliterated phayom
• Vietnamese

sến đỏ

References in place names

• Ban Dongphayom (บ้านดงพยอม) in Thailand, literally Shorea roxburghii Forest Village