Dipterocarpus kerrii
Appearance
Dipterocarpus kerrii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Dipterocarpus |
Species: | D. kerrii
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Binomial name | |
Dipterocarpus kerrii |
Dipterocarpus kerrii is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]
This species is locally common in lowland semi-evergreen and evergreen dipterocarp forest. It is cut for keruing timber and yields oil (commonly called the keruing oil) for the region.[1]
The species is named after the Irish botanist A.F.G. Kerr.
References
- ^ a b c d 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 kerrii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T33013A2830703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T33013A2830703.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.