Dipterocarpus retusus
Species of tree
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Dipterocarpus retusus, commonly known as hollong,[3] is a large tree and perhaps the best known species in the genus Dipterocarpus. It is native to south-central China (western and southeastern Yunnan), Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands), Myanmar, and northeastern India.[2][1][4] The tree, some 20–30 metres (70–100 ft) tall, is found in Cambodia in dense forests of the plains, common on hillsides and along rivers and in forests between 800 m (2,600 ft) and 1,500 m (5,000 ft) elevation.[4]
| Dipterocarpus retusus | |
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| from Koehler's Medicinal-Plants (1887) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Dipterocarpus |
| Species: | D. retusus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dipterocarpus retusus | |
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Hollong is the state tree of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India.[5] In India, the timber is used for plywood and making various containers. In China, the timber is used in construction.[1] Hollong is a sacred tree for Moran community of Assam.[citation needed]
