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Dipterocarpus

Dipterocarpus retusus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Dipterocarpus C.F.Gaertn.
Species

About 70 species; see text Jump to: navigation, search Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Jump to: navigation, search Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Hepaticophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... Jump to: navigation, search Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Jump to: navigation, search Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed typically contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families Malvaceae (mallows,...) Dipterocarpaceae Sarcolaenaceae Cistaceae Muntingiaceae Bixaceae Diegodendraceae Cochlospermaceae Sphaerosepalaceae Thymelaeaceae Neuradaceae The Malvales are an order of flowering plants, mostly comprised of shrubs and trees. ... Genera Anisoptera Cotylelobium Dipterocarpus Dryobalanops Hopea Marquesia Monotes Neobalanocarpus Pakaraimaea Parashorea Shorea Stemonoporus Upuna Vateria Vateriopsis Vatica Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 17 genera and approximately 580-680 species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees with two-winged fruits. ...

Dipterocarpus is a genus of about seventy species, occurring in southeastern Asia. It is an important component of dipterocarp forests. The genus is of considerable importance as timber trees, although not as important as Shorea. Jump to: navigation, search World map showing Asia (geographically) Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia and worlds largest continent. ... Genera Anisoptera Cotylelobium Dipterocarpus Dryobalanops Hopea Marquesia Monotes Neobalanocarpus Pakaraimaea Parashorea Shorea Stemonoporus Upuna Vateria Vateriopsis Vatica Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 17 genera and approximately 580-680 species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees with two-winged fruits. ... Species About 360 species, including: Shorea academia Shorea acuminata Shorea acuminatissima Shorea affinis Shorea agamii Shorea albida Shorea almon Shorea amplexicaulis Shorea aptera Shorea argentifolia Shorea assamica Shorea atrinervosa Shorea balangeran Shorea beccariana Shorea bracteolata Shorea brunnescens Shorea collina Shorea compressa Shorea congestiflora Shorea contorta Shorea cordifolia Shorea crassa Shorea...

Selected species
  • Dipterocarpus acutangulus
  • Dipterocarpus alatus
  • Dipterocarpus applanatus
  • Dipterocarpus baudii
  • Dipterocarpus borneensis
  • Dipterocarpus caudatus
  • Dipterocarpus caudiferus
  • Dipterocarpus chartaceus
  • Dipterocarpus confertus
  • Dipterocarpus conformis
  • Dipterocarpus costatus
  • Dipterocarpus costulatus
  • Dipterocarpus crinitus
  • Dipterocarpus dyeri
  • Dipterocarpus elongatus
  • Dipterocarpus eurynchus
  • Dipterocarpus geniculatus
  • Dipterocarpus globosus
  • Dipterocarpus gracilis
  • Dipterocarpus grandiflorus
  • Dipterocarpus hasseltii
  • Dipterocarpus humeratus
  • Dipterocarpus intricatus
  • Dipterocarpus kerrii
  • Dipterocarpus kunstleri
  • Dipterocarpus lowii
  • Dipterocarpus mundus
  • Dipterocarpus oblongifolius
  • Dipterocarpus obtusifolius
  • Dipterocarpus palembanicus
  • Dipterocarpus retusus
  • Dipterocarpus rigidus
  • Dipterocarpus sublamellatus
  • Dipterocarpus tempehes
  • Dipterocarpus tuberculatus
  • Dipterocarpus turbinatus
  • Dipterocarpus validus
  • Dipterocarpus verrucosus

Etymology: Greek 'di-', 'ptero-', 'karpos' = "two-winged fruits".


  Results from FactBites:
 
Woodworkers Source Exotic and Domestic Wood Species Information Website (664 words)
Dipterocarpus timbers are reported to darken with age.
Dipterocarpus timbers are reported to be difficult to season, especially thick or quartered stock.
The heartwood and sapwood of Dipterocarpus timbers are reported to be moderately resistant to preservative treatment.
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