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Hopea cordifolia is a large rainforest tree of the Dipterocarp family, endemic to Sri Lanka and grown mainly for its hard timber. It is not a common garden or houseplant, and the care details below are general guidance for tropical trees rather than a tested cultivation guide.
Hopea cordifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree endemic to Sri Lanka. It is native to the Walawe and Kirindi river basins in southwestern Sri Lanka, where it grows in riparian lowland rain forest.
Its wood is dark yellowish brown, very hard and heavy. It is capable of standing up to great transverse strains. It is durable and takes polish very well. Its density is 64 to 76 pounds per cubic foot (1.03 to 1.22 kg/dm3).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hopea cordifolia 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.
