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Hopea acuminata

Synonyms: Hopea maquilingensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Hopea acuminata is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. Locally called Manggachapui and also Dalingdingan, it is a hard straight grained wood that was used to build the early Manila galleons; it having qualities of being so dense as to not be affected by wood boring insects and one supposes marine worms. the Malay word for the wood is Dasal Lanang.
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0