Dyera polyphylla

Botanical Description

Swamp jelutong is a large tree that can grow up to 60 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for its timber and latex, which are used locally and also traded. The risk of extinction of this species, due to over-exploitation, was recognised 60 years ago[ 384 Title Strategies for the Sustaibable Use and Management of Timber Trees - SE Asia. Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/pdf/SEAsia_2007_V2.pdf Publisher UNEP; Cambridge, UK. Year 2007 ISBN Description A draft document in PDF format, available on the Internet. It gives brief details on habitat, uses etc of over 100 species of trees from SE Aia. ]. It is considered 'Endangered' in Sarawak. The current burning of its main habitat, the peat swamp forests, is likely to seriously impact this species[ 384 Title Strategies for the Sustaibable Use and Management of Timber Trees - SE Asia. Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/pdf/SEAsia_2007_V2.pdf Publisher UNEP; Cambridge, UK. Year 2007 ISBN Description A draft document in PDF format, available on the Internet. It gives brief details on habitat, uses etc of over 100 species of trees from SE Aia. ].