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Drimycarpus luridus

Drimycarpus luridus is a large forest tree in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae), native to lowland and hill forests of Southeast Asia, growing up to about 27 m tall. It is a forest timber species rather than a garden or houseplant, so care guidance is limited.

Family
Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)
Grows as
Tree
Temperature
Wet tropical lowland conditions; native to hot, humid forest climates.
Native range
W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Drimycarpus luridus is a plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia.

Where it grows

Drimycarpus luridus is native to Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Its habitat is in forests, in lowlands or on hills, at elevations to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).

Uses

The timber of Drimycarpus luridus is locally used in making beams. It is considered durable.

Other Drimycarpus plants

Drimycarpus maximus · Drimycarpus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Drimycarpus luridus 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.

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