Biology:Dipterocarpus insignis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Dipterocarpus insignis | |
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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. insignis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dipterocarpus insignis Thwaites
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Dipterocarpus insignis (Sinhalese Weli-dorana[1]) is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a large tree endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka.[2] It grows in lowland rain forest, where it occurs in scattered populations.[2] The species is threatened by selective logging for timber and by habitat loss as forests are cleared for tea plantations. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as endangered.[1]
The species was first described by George Henry Kendrick Thwaites in 1858.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sri Lankan Red List Group. 2024. Dipterocarpus insignis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T30806A220446461. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T30806A220446461.en. Accessed 15 February 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Dipterocarpus insignis Thwaites". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320697-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q3029272 entry
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