Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Dipterocarpus dyeri

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dipterocarpus dyeri is a semideciduous tree growing from 30 - 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 25 metres; it has low buttresses and can be up to 125cm in diameter[ 404 Title Digital Compendium of Forestry Species of Cambodia Publication Author Website http://www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com Publisher www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com; Phnom Penh Year 2008 ISBN Description A very detailed booklet, produced in PDF format on the internet, giving information on around 100 species of trees. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood and resin, which are mainly used locally. The plant is severely threatened by habitat loss due to human activity. It 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 - Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia.

HabitatSemi-evergreen forest, often in gallery forests along streams, on swamp edges or in narrow valleys at low elevations. Also found as a canopy or emergent tree in moist evergreen forests[ 404 Title Digital Compendium of Forestry Species of Cambodia Publication Author Website http://www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com Publisher www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com; Phnom Penh Year 2008 ISBN Description A very detailed booklet, produced in PDF format on the internet, giving information on around 100 species of trees. ].