Dipterocarpus gracilis

Dipterocarpus gracilis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Dipterocarpus
Species:	D. gracilis
Binomial name
Dipterocarpus gracilis Blume
Synonyms
Dipterocarpus andamanicus Dipterocarpus angustialatus Heim Dipterocarpus schmidtii Heim Dipterocarpus skinneri King Dipterocarpus turbinatus Dipterocarpus velutina Vidal Dipterocarpus vernicifluus Blanco

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

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 and Vietnam.

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.