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Dipterocarpus gracilis
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 pilosus Roxb.
  • Mocanera verniciflua Blanco
  • Dipterocarpus vernicifluus Blanco
  • Dipterocarpus marginatus Korth.
  • Dipterocarpus fulvus Blume
  • Anisoptera palembanica Miq.
  • Dipterocarpus hispidus Fern.-Vill.
  • Dipterocarpus velutinus S.Vidal
  • Dipterocarpus bancanus Burck
  • Dipterocarpus skinneri King
  • Dipterocarpus turbinatus var. andamanicus King
  • Dipterocarpus vanderhoevenii Koord. & Valeton
  • Shorea mollis Boerl.
  • Dipterocarpus angustialatus F.Heim
  • Dipterocarpus schmidtii F.Heim
  • Dipterocarpus andamanicus (King) Tewary & A.K.Sarkar
Panao seedling (Philippines)

Dipterocarpus gracilis (Tagalog: panao / Indonesia: kaboa aka sancang) is a critically endangered species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Distribution and habitat

D. gracilis is native to Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, India (Assam and the Andaman Islands), Indonesia (Kalimantan, Java, and Sumatra), Malaysia (Sarawak, Sabah, and Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It grows in lowland evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, in valleys, and on ridges and slopes from sea level up to 900 m (3,000 ft) above sea level. It prefers well-drained soils and often dominates the canopy of the forests it inhabits.

Uses

It is often used as a commercial grade plywood, it is one of the most important sources of keruing timber.

References

  1. ^ Ly, V.; Nanthavong, K.; Pooma, R.; Luu, H.T.; Nguyen, H.N.; Barstow, M.; Vu, V.D.; Hoang, V.S.; Khou, E.; Newman, M.F. (2017). "Dipterocarpus gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T31315A2804348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T31315A2804348.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "Dipterocarpus gracilis Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Dipterocarpus gracilis


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