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Dipterocarpus kerrii

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Dipterocarpus kerrii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Dipterocarpus
Species:
D. kerrii
Binomial name
Dipterocarpus kerrii

Dipterocarpus kerrii is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.[1]

This species is locally common in lowland semi-evergreen and evergreen dipterocarp forest. It is cut for keruing timber and yields oil (commonly called the keruing oil) for the region.[1]

The species is named after the Irish botanist A.F.G. Kerr.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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 kerrii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T33013A2830703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T33013A2830703.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.