Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Dipterocarpus chartaceus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dipterocarpus chartaceus is a tree; it can grow up to 40 metres tall. The unbuttressed bole can be up to 125cm in diameter[ 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ]. The tree is a commercial source of keruing timber and is commonly harvested from the wild for local use and trade. It also yields an oleo-resin, which is used locally. The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia.

HabitatAn infrequent tree of lowland forest, sometimes in areas periodically inundated, especially in seasonal areas and near the coast[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].