Dipterocarpus tuberculatus
Dipterocarpus tuberculatus (Khmer khlông,[2] Indian English gurjuntree[3]) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae found in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The tree is found in clear forests of plains, at altitudes up to 800-1000m. It grows to height of 5–25 m.[2]
| Dipterocarpus tuberculatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Dipterocarpus |
| Species: | D. tuberculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipterocarpus tuberculatus | |
The lipids and wood are used in the Indian subcontinent.[3] Uses in Cambodia include: using the leaves for packaging and sometimes for covering huts; the wood, resistant to bad weather, is used to make beams, boards and for the manufacture of boats; and the roots are used in traditional medicine to cure fractures.[2] At least recently, the tree is an important firewood source in some areas of the Cambodian province of Kompong Chhnang.[4]
References
- Phan, K.L.; Newman, M.; Khou, E.; Hoang, V.S.; Vu, V.D.; Nguyen, H.N.; Pooma, R.; Nanthavong, K. & Ly, V. (2017). "Dipterocarpus tuberculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T33015A2831003.
- DY PHON Pauline, 2000, Plants Used In Cambodia, self-published, printed by Imprimerie Olympic, Phnom Penh
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India, 1952, The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products: Raw materials, Delhi, 3:93–94
- San, Vibol; et al. (2012). "Fuelwood consumption patterns in Chumriey Mountain, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia". Energy. 44 (1): 335–46. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2012.06.025.
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