Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY
Dipterocarpus confertus
Dipterocarpus confertus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dipterocarpus confertus is a tree growing up to 51 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 151cm in diameter[ 598 Title Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species. Publication Author Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A. Publisher Blumea Year 2004 ISBN Description A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber, which is traded internationally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatAn upper canopy and emergent tree in mixed Dipterocarp forests, where it is sometimes common on low hills and undulating land, at elevations below 800 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 ].