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| Dipterocarpus gracilis | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Dipterocarpus |
| Species: | D. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dipterocarpus gracilis | |
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Dipterocarpus gracilis ( Tagalog: panao / Indonesia: kaboa aka sancang) is a critically endangered species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. [1]
The species is found in Kalimantan, Bangladesh, India (the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Tripura), Indonesia ( Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra), Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and China ( Yunnan Province).
This large tree is found in lowland seasonal semi-evergreen and evergreen dipterocarp forests.
Uses
It is often used as a commercial grade plywood, it is one of the most important sources of keruing timber.
References
- ^ a b Ly, V.; Nanthavong, K.; Pooma, R.; Luu, H.T.; Nguyen, H.N.; Barstow, M.; Vu, V.D.; Hoang, V.S.; Khou, E.; Newman, M.F. (2017). "Dipterocarpus gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T31315A2804348. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T31315A2804348.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Ashton, P. (1998). "Dipterocarpus gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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