The world’s tallest tropical tree in three dimensions

Alexander  Shenkin; Chris J.  Chandler; Doreen S. Boyd; Toby  Jackson; Mathias  Disney; Noreen Majalap; Reuben  Nilus; Giles Foody; Jamiluddin  bin Jami; Glen  Reynolds; Phil  Wilkes; Mark E. J.  Cutler; Geertje M.F.  van der Heijden; David F. R. P.  Burslem; David A.  Coomes; Lisa Patrick  Bentley; Yadvinder Malhi

doi:10.3389/ffgc.2019.00032

The world’s tallest tropical tree in three dimensions

Alexander Shenkin, Chris J. Chandler, Doreen S. Boyd, Toby Jackson, Mathias Disney, Noreen Majalap, Reuben Nilus, Giles Foody, Jamiluddin bin Jami, Glen Reynolds, Phil Wilkes, Mark E. J. Cutler, Geertje M.F. van der Heijden, David F. R. P. Burslem, David A. Coomes, Lisa Patrick Bentley, Yadvinder Malhi (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Here we report the recent discovery of the world’s tallest tropical tree (Shorea faguetiana), possibly the world’s tallest angiosperm (flowering plant), located in the rainforests of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. In addition, we provide a novel three-dimensional exploration of the dimensions of this remarkable tree and use these data to speculate on what drives the limits of tree height. Through consideration of both mechanical (risk of wind damage) and ecophysiological constraints we argue that this tree is close to the maximum height possible for angiosperms, around 100 m, and discuss more broadly what the nature and location of this tree imply about the limits to tree height. We propose to name this remarkable tree “Menara”, Malay for “tower”.

Original language	English
Article number	32
Number of pages	5
Journal	Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2019.00032
Publication status	Published - 18 Jun 2019

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Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Forest Response to ENSO Drought (STEED) (Joint with Universities of Aberdeen and Nottingham)
Cutler, M. (Investigator)
30/04/16 → 31/05/18
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Shenkin, A., Chandler, C. J., Boyd, D. S., Jackson, T., Disney, M., Majalap, N., Nilus, R., Foody, G., bin Jami, J., Reynolds, G., Wilkes, P., Cutler, M. E. J., van der Heijden, G. M. F., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Coomes, D. A., Bentley, L. P., & Malhi, Y. (2019). The world’s tallest tropical tree in three dimensions. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2, Article 32. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2019.00032

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