Dipterocarpus

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Dipterocarpus
Dipterocarpus retusus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malvales Family: Dipterocarpaceae Genus: Dipterocarpus C.F.Gaertn.
Species
Dipterocarpus acutangulus Dipterocarpus alatus Dipterocarpus applanatus Dipterocarpus baudii Dipterocarpus borneensis Dipterocarpus bourdilloni Dipterocarpus caudatus Dipterocarpus caudiferus Dipterocarpus chartaceus Dipterocarpus cinereus Dipterocarpus concavus Dipterocarpus condorensis Dipterocarpus confertus Dipterocarpus conformis Dipterocarpus coriaceus Dipterocarpus cornutus Dipterocarpus costatus Dipterocarpus costulatus Dipterocarpus crinitus Dipterocarpus cuspidatus Dipterocarpus dyeri Dipterocarpus elongatus Dipterocarpus eurynchus Dipterocarpus fagineus Dipterocarpus fusiformis Dipterocarpus geniculatus Dipterocarpus glabrigemmatus Dipterocarpus glandulosus Dipterocarpus globosus Dipterocarpus gracilis Dipterocarpus grandiflorus Dipterocarpus hasseltii Dipterocarpus hirtii Dipterocarpus hispidus Dipterocarpus humeratus Dipterocarpus indicus Dipterocarpus insignis Dipterocarpus intricatus Dipterocarpus kerrii Dipterocarpus kunstleri Dipterocarpus lamellatus Dipterocarpus littoralis Dipterocarpus lowii Dipterocarpus mannii Dipterocarpus megacarpus Dipterocarpus mundus Dipterocarpus nudus Dipterocarpus oblongifolius Dipterocarpus obtusifolius Dipterocapus ochraceus Dipterocarpus orbicularis Dipterocarpus pachyphyllus Dipterocarpus palembanicus Dipterocarpus perakensis Dipterocarpus retusus Dipterocarpus rigidus Dipterocarpus rotundifolius Dipterocarpus sarawakensis Dipterocarpus semivestitus Dipterocarpus stellatus Dipterocarpus sublamellatus Dipterocarpus tempehes Dipterocarpus thorelii Dipterocarpus tuberculatus Dipterocarpus turbinatus Dipterocarpus validus Dipterocarpus verrucosus Dipterocarpus zeylanicus

Dipterocarpus is a genus of flowering plants and the type genus of family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus has about 70 species, occurring in Southeast Asia. It is an important component of dipterocarp forests. Its generic name comes from Greek and means "two-winged fruits".

The genus is of considerable importance as timber trees, sold under the trade name Keruing, although not as important as Shorea.