Shorea teysmanniana
- noun
- Specialized
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Shorea teysmanniana
- The wood of the Shorea teysmanniana is highly prized for construction due to its durability.
Examples
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Efforts are being made to conserve Shorea teysmanniana in its native habitats in the Philippines.
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Researchers are studying the growth patterns of Shorea teysmanniana to support sustainable forestry initiatives.
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The Shorea teysmanniana tree is known for its high-quality timber.
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Many builders prefer using Shorea teysmanniana for construction.
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The wood of the Shorea teysmanniana is highly prized for construction due to its durability.
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Efforts are being made to conserve Shorea teysmanniana in its native habitats in the Philippines.
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Researchers are studying the growth patterns of Shorea teysmanniana to support sustainable forestry initiatives.
Synonyms
A tropical tree that gives strong wood used for furniture
A large tree from the Philippines with red wood used for building and furniture
A large Philippine tree with hard reddish wood used for furniture and building
A tropical tree in the Philippines with hard fragrant wood used for furniture
A tree from the Philippines with hard red fragrant wood used for furniture and building
A Philippine tree with hard red wood that smells pleasant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Shorea + teysmanniana
This is a Linnaean binomial: the first element 'Shorea' signals the genus (a group of trees), so a learner who knows that would infer it is a kind of tree. The second element 'teysmanniana' is a species epithet (likely from a proper name) and carries no transparent lexical meaning, so the specific sense/background (e.g. valuable timber from the Philippines) cannot be fully derived from the parts despite the taxonomic clue.
Etymology
Shorea teysmanniana likely comes from the habit of naming plants after people: Shorea is the tree group and the species name teysmanniana probably honors a plant collector named Teijsmann who worked in Southeast Asia. That's why the name helps you remember it is a valuable timber tree found and named in the Philippines.
