Tallest trees of the world

Updated on 13th August 2010 Friday 10:36AM

The tallest
Tropical Tree
in the world

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Tawau Hills park has the tallest tropical tree in the world according to the measurements made by American scientists this January 2007.

Lowland tropical rain forests used to cover vast areas in the Amazon region, central Africa, and the Far East. Today this rain forests have been greatly reduced since the dawn of civilization.

More about this Tallest Tree in Malaysia (Also the tallest Tropical Tree in the World)

More about this Tallest Tree in Malaysia

	English name	Scientific name	Tallest known living	Location
1	Coast Redwood	Sequoia sempervirens	1. 115.55 m (Chris Atkins, Michael Taylor, 26 augustus 2006, "Hyperion") 2. 114.34 m (Atkins, Taylor, Sillet, Van Pelt, 7 juli 2006, "Helios") 3. 113.11 m (Atkins, Taylor, Sillet, Van Pelt, 7 juli 2006, "Icarus") 4. 112.87 m (Steve Sillet, 2004, "Stratosphere giant")	California, USA
2	Douglas Fir	Pseudotsuga menziesii	100.3 m ("Brummit Fir")	Oregon, USA
3	Eucalyptus: Mountain Ash	Eucalyptus regnans	97 m (Andromeda forest)	Tasmania, Australia
4	Sitka Spruce	Picea sitchensis	96.7 m	Vancouver Island Canada
5	Giant Sequoia	Sequoiadendron giganteum	94.9 m	California,USA
6	Eucalyptus: Blue Gum	Eucalyptus globulus	90.75 m (2005)	Tasmania, Australia
7	Noble fir	Abies procera	89.9 m (91 m?)	Washington, USA
8	Eucalyptus: Manna Gum	Eucalyptus viminalis	89.0 m	Tasmania, Australia
9	Eucalyptus: Alpine Ash	Eucalyptus delegatensis	88.7 m	Tasmania, Australia
10	Dipterocarpus spec	Shorea faguetiana	88.33 m (Roman Dial 2007)	Tawau Hills Park, Gergassi Ridge, Borneo
11	Tualang (also called Tapang and Menggaris)	Koömpassia excelsa (Caesalpiniaceae)	85.76 m (Roman Dial 2007)	Tawau Hills Park, Mengaris Knob, Borneo
12		Eucalyptus diversicolor	85.0 m	West Australia
13	Dipterocarpus spec	Shorea argentifolia	84.85 m (Roman Dial 2007)	Tawau Hills Park, Gaharu Ridge, Borneo
14	Dipterocarpus spec	Shorea superba	84.41 m (Roman Dial 2007)	Tawau Hills Park, Gergassi Ridge, Borneo
15	Eucalyptus: Shining Gum	Eucalyptus nitens	84.4 m	Tasmania, Australia
16	Dipterocarpus spec	Hopea nutans	82.82 m (Roman Dial 2007)	Tawau Hills Park, Gaharu Ridge, Borneo
17	Dipterocarpus spec	Shorea johorensis	82.39 m (Roman Dial 2007)	Tawau Hills Park, Coco Park Boundary, Borneo
18	Dipterocarpus spec	Shorea smithiana	82.27 m (Roman Dial 2007)	Tawau Hills Park, Coco Park Boundary, Borneo
20	Sugar Pine	Pinus lambertiana	81.7 m	Yosimite N.P. California, USA
21	Grand Fir	Abies grandis	81.4 m	Californië,USA
22	Dipterocarpus spec	Shorea gibbosa	81.1 m (Roman Dial,2007)	Tawau Hills Park, River Flats, Borneo
23	Eucalyptus: Karri	Eucalyptus diversicolor	80.5	West Australia
24	Ponderosa Pine	Pinus ponderosa	79.9 m	California, USA
25	Western Hemlock	Tsuga heterophylla	76.2+ m	California,USA
26	Dipterocarpus spec	Dryobalanops aromatica	76.2 m (Al Carder, 2005)	Malaisia
27		Dyera costulata (Apocynacea)	76.2 m (Al Carder, 2005)	Malaisia
28	Eucalyptus	Eucalyptus deglupta	78 m (Al Carder, 2005)	Malaisia
29	Dipterocarpus spec	Parashorea malaanonan	72.8 m	Danum Valley Sabah, Borneo
30	Lawson Cypress	Chamaecyparis lawsoniana	72.5 m	Oregon, USA
31	Nordmann Fir	Abies nordmaniana	68.6 m (mogelijk 78 m)	Kaukasus, Russia
32	Dipterocarpus spec	Shorea leprosula	66.0 m	Danum Valley Sabah, Borneo
33	Dipterocarpus spec	Cotylelobium melanoxylon	64 m	Brunei, Borneo