Dipterocarpus mannii King ex Kanjal, P.C.Kanjal & D.Das

 
  • Family : DIPTEROCARPACEAE
    (Dipterocarpus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAKHU FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Dipterocarpaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dipterocarpus macrocarpus Vesque; Dipterocarpus mannii King ex Kanjal, P.C.Kanjal & D.Das; Dipterocarpus pubescens Koord. & Valeton; Dipterocarpus retusus var. macrocarpus (Vesque) P.S.Ashton; Dipterocarpus spanoghei Blume; Dipterocarpus tonkinensis A.Chev.; Dipterocarpus trinervis Blume.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dipterocarpus retusus Blume
  • Vernacular name :
    • Hollong or Holong (Assamese)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Comments / notes : An important timber, used for house building, specially for planking.
  • Key identification features : Tree, 30-50 m high; young shoots stout, green velvety tomentose; Leaves elliptic-oblong or oblong, ciliate, stellate pubescent on nerves beneath; Flowers in axillary panicles; Fruits globose, densely silky.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- January
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang district, Subansiri district, Tirap district
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 232
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dipterocarpus mannii. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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