Dryobalanops keithii

Dryobalanops keithii
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Dryobalanops
Species:	D. keithii
Binomial name
	Dryobalanops keithii; Symington

Dryobalanops keithii is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The species is named after H.G. Keith, 1899-1982, a Conservator of Forests in North Borneo (now Sabah). This species is endemic to Borneo, where it is threatened due to habitat loss.^[2] It is a main canopy to low emergent tree, up to 40 m tall, found in mixed dipterocarp forest on well-drained but moist clay soils.^[1] It is a heavy hardwood sold under the trade names of Kapur.

References

^ ^a ^b Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Dryobalanops keithii Symington" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 133–134. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
^ Template:IUCN2007 Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A1cd+2cd, B1+2c, C1, D v2.3)

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[TFSS-1] Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Dryobalanops keithii Symington" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 133–134. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 11 November 2007.

[IUCN-2] Template:IUCN2007 Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A1cd+2cd, B1+2c, C1, D v2.3)

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