Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Dipterocarpus baudii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dipterocarpus baudii is an evergreen tree; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole can be free of branches for up to 20 metres, and up to 64㎝ 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's native habitat, the lowland evergreen forests of South East Asia, have been greatly reduced by human activity. 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 RangeEast Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia.

HabitatRather rare and scattered in low-lying, well-drained or semi-swampy forests or on low hills; at elevations up to 800 metres[ 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. ].