Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Dipterocarpus intricatus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dipterocarpus intricatus is a deciduous tree growing from 15 - 30 metres tall. The straight bole can be 60 - 80cm 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 classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.

HabitatOpen, dry, deciduous, dipterocarp forests and periodically flooded plain forests; either mixed with other dipterocarps or in pure stands. Also found in the transition zone between dry evergreen and deciduous dipterocarp forests with Pinus merkusii[ 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. ].