Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY

Hopea iriana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hopea iriana is an evergreen tree; it can grow 30 - 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is free of branches for most of its height, it can be up to 60cm in diameter with flying buttresses[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 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 ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber which is used locally and is also traded in large quantities[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia to New Guinea.

HabitatEvergreen forests; widespread on hills, growing especially on ridges; at elevations up to 600 metres[ 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 ].