Biology:Dipterocarpus gracilis

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Short description: Species of tree

Dipterocarpus gracilis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Dipterocarpus
Species:
D. gracilis
Binomial name
Dipterocarpus gracilis
Blume
Synonyms
  • Dipterocarpus andamanicus
  • Dipterocarpus angustialatus Heim
  • Dipterocarpus schmidtii Heim
  • Dipterocarpus skinneri King
  • Dipterocarpus turbinatus[2]
  • Dipterocarpus velutina Vidal
  • Dipterocarpus vernicifluus Blanco
Panao seedling (Philippines )

Dipterocarpus gracilis (Tagalog: panao) 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

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ly, V.; Nanthavong, K.; Pooma, R.; Luu, H.T.; Nguyen, H.N.; Barstow, M.; Vu, V.D.; Hoang, V.S. et al. (2017). "Dipterocarpus gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T31315A2804348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T31315A2804348.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/31315/2804348. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  2. Ashton, P. (1998). "Dipterocarpus gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/31315/0. Retrieved 26 November 2013. 

Wikidata ☰ Q651921 entry