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Dipterocarpus crinitus

Synonyms: Dipterocarpus hirtus; Dipterocarpus tampurau (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Dipterocarpus crinitus (Indonesian: tampurau) is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. The species is named derived from Latin (crinitus = having tufts of long weak hair) and refers to golden-brown bristle-like hairs that cover the plant parts. It is an emergent tree, up to 60 m tall, in mixed dipterocarp forest on sandy clay soils. It is a medium hardwood sold under the trade names of Keruing. It is found in Peninsular Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
View Wikipedia Record: Dipterocarpus crinitus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Dipterocarpus crinitus

Attributes

Specific Gravity [1]  0.63

Predators

Psittacula longicauda (Long-tailed Parakeet)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Diversity in specific gravity and water content of wood among Bornean tropical rainforest trees, Eizi Suzuki, Ecological Research (1999) 14, 211–224
2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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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