Dipterocarpus tuberculatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Dipterocarpus |
Species: | D. tuberculatus
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Binomial name | |
Dipterocarpus tuberculatus |
Dipterocarpus tuberculatus ( Khmer khlông, [2] Indian English gurjuntree [3]) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae found in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The tree is found in clear forests of plains, at altitudes up to 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft). It grows to a height of 5–25 m (16–82 ft). [2]
The lipids and wood are used in the Indian subcontinent. [3] Uses in Cambodia include: using the leaves for packaging and sometimes for covering huts; the wood, resistant to bad weather, is used to make beams, boards and for the manufacture of boats; and the roots are used in traditional medicine to cure fractures. [2] At least recently, the tree is an important firewood source in some areas of the Cambodian province of Kompong Chhnang. [4]