Dipterocarpus tuberculatus
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| Dipterocarpus tuberculatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Dipterocarpus |
| Species: | D. tuberculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipterocarpus tuberculatus | |
Dipterocarpus tuberculatus (Khmer khlông,[2] Indian English gurjuntree[3]) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae found in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The tree is found in clear plains forests, up to 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft) elevation. It grows to a height of 5–25 m (16–82 ft).[2]
The lipids and wood are used in the Indian subcontinent.[3] Uses in Cambodia include: using the leaves for packaging and sometimes for covering huts; the wood, resistant to bad weather, is used to make beams, boards and for the manufacture of boats; and the roots are used in traditional medicine to cure fractures.[2] At least recently, the tree has been an important firewood source in some areas of the Cambodian province of Kompong Chhnang.[4]
