Dipterocarpus tuberculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Dipterocarpus
Species:
D. tuberculatus
Binomial name
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 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft). It grows to a height of 5–25 m (16–82 ft).[2]

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

  1. ↑ Phan, K.L.; Newman, M.F.; 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. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T33015A2831003.en.
  2. 1 2 3 DY PHON Pauline, 2000, Plants Used in Cambodia, self-published, printed by Imprimerie Olympic, Phnom Penh
  3. 1 2 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
  4. ↑ 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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