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Dipterocarpus gracilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Dipterocarpus
Species:
D. gracilis
Binomial name
Dipterocarpus gracilis
Synonyms
  • Dipterocarpus andamanicus
  • Dipterocarpus angustialatus Heim
  • Dipterocarpus schmidtii Heim
  • Dipterocarpus skinneri King
  • Dipterocarpus turbinatus[2]
  • Dipterocarpus velutina Vidal
  • Dipterocarpus vernicifluus Blanco
Panao seedling (Philippines)

Dipterocarpus gracilis (Tagalog: panao) is a critically endangered species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.[1]

The species is found in Kalimantan, Bangladesh, India (the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Tripura), Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra), Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and China (Yunnan Province).

This large tree is found in lowland seasonal semi-evergreen and evergreen dipterocarp forests.

Uses

It is often used as a commercial grade plywood, it is one of the most important sources of keruing timber.

References

  1. ^ a b Ly, V.; Nanthavong, K.; Pooma, R.; Luu, H.T.; Nguyen, H.N.; Barstow, M.; Vu, V.D.; Hoang, V.S.; Khou, E.; Newman, M.F. (2017). "Dipterocarpus gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T31315A2804348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T31315A2804348.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ashton, P. (1998). "Dipterocarpus gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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