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Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY

Dryobalanops lanceolata

Dryobalanops lanceolata

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dryobalanops lanceolata is a very large tree with a large, globose crown, it has been recorded as growing up to 69 metres tall. The bole can be up to 230cm in diameter[ 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 , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The tree is a major source of kapur timber and the resin 'Borneo camphor'[ 884 Title The World List of Threatened Trees Publication Author Oldfield S.; Lusty C.; and MacKinven A. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher World Conservation Press; Cambridge UK Year 1998 ISBN 1-899628-10 X Description A list of the trees on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Plant Species in 1998, often giving some information on habitat and the reasons for being on the list. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. It is commonly harvested from the wild for local use and for export.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia.
HabitatAn emergent tree in undisturbed, mixed dipterocarp forests, growing on hillsides and ridges with sandy soils; at elevations up to 400 metres[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. Found on fertile, clay-rich soils on basic, volcanics and calcareous shale; elevations up to 700 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 ]