Hopea utilis
Hopea utilis
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of the moist, monsoonal tropics, where it is found at elevations from 200 - 850 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 24 - 33°c, but can tolerate 10 - 38°c[1]. It can be killed by temperatures of 8°c or lower[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 2,500 - 3,500mm, but tolerates 1,400 - 4,300mm[1]. Young plants can tolerate heavy shade, though need more light as they grow larger[1]. Prefers a medium to light, well-drained soil[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6, tolerating 4.5 - 6.9[1]. A slow-growing species[2, 3]. Trees are sensitive to forest fires[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Hopea+utilis>
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References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
- [3]The World List of Threatened Trees — Oldfield S.; Lusty C.; and MacKinven A. · World Conservation Press; Cambridge UK · 1998 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org · ISBN 1-899628-10 X ↩︎A list of the trees on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Plant Species in 1998, often giving some information on habitat and the reasons for being on the list. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [4]A Manual of Indian Timbers. — Gamble. J. S. · Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh · 1972 · ISBN - ↩︎First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.