Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY
Dipterocarpus humeratus
Dipterocarpus humeratus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dipterocarpus humeratus is a large tree growing up to 59 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 113cm in diameter[ 598 Title Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species. Publication Author Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A. Publisher Blumea Year 2004 ISBN Description A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is traded internationally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia.
HabitatA canopy or emergent tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests at elevations up to 600 metres[ 598 Title Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species. Publication Author Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A. Publisher Blumea Year 2004 ISBN Description A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne ]. Usually found on hillsides and ridges with sandy to clayey soils. In secondary forests it is usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree[ 598 Title Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species. Publication Author Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A. Publisher Blumea Year 2004 ISBN Description A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne ].