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Dipterocarpus geniculatus is a large emergent rainforest tree of Borneo, reaching up to 60 m, with two subspecies. It is a timber and forest tree rather than a garden plant, so care is largely a matter of tropical lowland forest conditions.
Part shade.
Needs consistently moist soil in its natural wet tropical habitat; best suited to high rainfall.
It is best grown outdoors.
Usually from seed in forestry settings.
Warm wet tropical conditions; frost-free year-round.
Dipterocarpus geniculatus is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species name is derived from Latin (geniculatus = with bent knee) and refers to the shape of the petiole. There are two subspecies; D. geniculatus subsp. geniculatus and D. geniculatus subsp. grandis both of which are endemic to Borneo. Both subspecies are emergent trees, up to 60 m tall, in lowland mixed dipterocarp rain forest up to 400 meters elevation. D. geniculatus subsp. geniculatus is found on leached sandy and sandy/silty clay soils and occurs in at least one protected area (Bako National Park). D. geniculatus subsp. grandis occurs on similar soils as well as those over ultrabasic rock and occurs in at least one protected area (Lambir Hills National Park).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dipterocarpus geniculatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
