Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY
Dipterocarpus caudatus
Dipterocarpus caudatus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dipterocarpus caudatus is a tree The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is used locally and also traded. The oleo-resin it yields used to be traded internationally, but is now only used locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatMoist but well-drained soils in dense, primary lowland forest[ 884 Title The World List of Threatened Trees Publication Author Oldfield S.; Lusty C.; and MacKinven A. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher World Conservation Press; Cambridge UK Year 1998 ISBN 1-899628-10 X Description 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. ].