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Dipterocarpus alatus (Dipterocarpus philippinensis)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Dipterocarpus alatus (Thai: ยางนา, rtgs: yang na, pronounced [jāːŋ nāː]; Khmer chhë tiël ba:y, chhë tiël tük, chhë tiël thom or chheuteal; Vietnamese Dau nuoc (Dau rai)) is a tropical forest tree, of dense evergreen or mixed dense forests, common in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. This species has also been found in the Philippines. It often occurs gregariously along river banks and is a key planting species for regenerating deforested land around the Dong Nai river and Cat Tien National Park. This tree is an endangered species in its natural habitat.
View Wikipedia Record: Dipterocarpus alatus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Dipterocarpus alatus

Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  1520 lbf (689 kgf) Medium

Predators

Calliteara horsfieldii[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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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