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1 NParks heritage tree in Singapore: Found in Changi, Cranwell Road near junction with Loyang Avenue
Dipterocarpus sublamellatus is a very large rainforest tree from western Malesia, reaching up to 70 m tall, and is not a practical garden or houseplant. Growing it is only realistic in large tropical botanic gardens or forestry plantings.
Dipterocarpus sublamellatus grows as a large tree up to 70 m (230 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 3 m (10 ft). Bark is orange-brown. The fruits are round, up to 3 cm (1.2 in) in diameter. It is found in a variety of now vulnerable habitats from sea level to 400 m (1,300 ft) elevation. Dipterocarpus sublamellatus is native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dipterocarpus sublamellatus 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.
