Dryobalanops oblongifolia

Botanical Description

Dryobalanops oblongifolia is a tree with a large, globose crown; it can grow up to 55 metres tall. The straight bole can be free of branches for 20 metres or more, up to 150cm in diameter and with large buttresses[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet , 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ]. The tree is a source of kapur timber. It is commonly harvested from the wild for local use and for export.