Biology:Dipterocarpus gracilis
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Short description: Species of tree
| 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 Blume
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ 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
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