| Shorea obtusa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Shorea |
| Species: | S. obtusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Shorea obtusa Wall |
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Shorea obtusa, also commercially known known as "Taengwood ‘Balau’", is a species of tree in the Dipterocarpaceae family.
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It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
It grows in relatively dry areas, often sharing the same habitat with Dipterocarpus obtusifolius, as well as oaks Quercus kerrii, Q. kingiana, and pines, up to 1,300 m altitude.
Shorea obtusa is a deciduous tropical tree, a hardwood species of commercial importance. It flowers from January to July. It grows stunted in savannas.[1]
This tree is known in the Thai language as เต็ง (teng), as ngae (แงะ) in the north and as จิก (chik) in Isaan. In Khmer it is known as ประจั๊ต (pra-chat) or ประเจิ๊ก (pra-choek) in the Surin and Buri Ram areas.[2] In other languages it is known as thitya, phchok and chaf.