Dipterocarpus kunstleri

Dipterocarpus kunstleri
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Dipterocarpus
Species: D. kunstleri
Binomial name
Dipterocarpus kunstleri
King

Dipterocarpus kunstleri grows as a canopy tree up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in). Bark is orange-brown. Fruit is ellipsoid, up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long. Habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest from sea-level to 400 metres (1,300 ft) altitude. D. kunstleri is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines.[2]

References

  1. Ashton, P. (1998). "Dipterocarpus kunstleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  2. Ashton, P. S. (September 2004). "Dipterocarpus kunstleri King". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 112–113. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 21 August 2013.