Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Hopea beccariana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hopea beccariana is a tree growing up to 46 metres tall. The bole can be 79cm in diameter[ 359 Title Trees of Sungai Wain Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Sungaiwain/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its resin and good quality timber, which are used locally. The wood is an important source of 'heavy merawan' timber and is commonly traded. The plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatAn upper canopy tree, widespread in forests on coastal hills and on deep soils on inland ridges (especially in Malaya), usually at low elevations but occasionally to 1,200 metres[ 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 ].