Dipterocarpus kerrii

Dipterocarpus kerrii
Dipterocarpus kerrii
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Dipterocarpus
Species: D. kerrii
Binomial name
Dipterocarpus kerrii
King

Dipterocarpus kerrii is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, endemic to India (Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands), Indonesia (Kalimantan and Sumatra), peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

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.

The species is named after the Irish botanist A.F.G. Kerr (1877-1942).

References

  • Ashton (1998). Dipterocarpus kerrii. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A1cd+2 cd, B1+2c v2.3)