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Dipterocarpus indicus

Dipterocarpus indicus
Photo: Govindoo, Public domain
Family
Dipterocarpaceae (Dipterocarp family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
SW. India
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Dipterocarpus indicus is a species of large tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is recognised as an endangered species under the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.

Where it grows

This is a rare tree seen in low and medium elevation evergreen forests of Western Ghats from Northern Karnataka to Southern Kerala. Elevation range is from 400 m to 900 m.

Other Dipterocarpus plants

Dipterocarpus acutangulus · Hairy Leaf Apitong · Dipterocarpus applanatus · Dipterocarpus baudii · Dipterocarpus borneensis · Dipterocarpus bourdillonii · Dipterocarpus caudiferus · Dipterocarpus chartaceus · Dipterocarpus cinereus · Dipterocarpus concavus · Dipterocarpus condorensis · Dipterocarpus confertus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dipterocarpus indicus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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