Dipterocarpus griffithii Miq.

 
  • Family : DIPTEROCARPACEAE
    (Dipterocarpus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAKHU FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Dipterocarpaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dipterocarpus blancoi Blume; Dipterocarpus mottleyanus Hook.f.; Dipterocarpus pterygocalyx Scheff.; Mocanera grandiflora Blanco; Vatica trigyna Griff.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dipterocarpus grandiflorus (Blanco) Blanco
  • Common name : The Large leaf Gurjan
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Frequent in evergreen forest especially on evergreen hills and seen in all localities.
  • Comments / notes : It sheds Its leaves in Dec- Jan. and is leafless for a short while just before the new leaven and flower come out. It la unmistakable for it has the largest stipules, leaves, flowers and fruits of all the Andaman species of this genus. The timber is often used.
  • Key identification features : A large tree with a grey bark peeling in flakes. Leaf buds ovoid, pointed, covered with tawny shining hairs. Petiole 3-4 in. long, stout and shallowly grooved. Flowers handsome, petals 2 in. long, white with dark crimson down the centre. Fruit with oblanceolate wings about 8 in. long, 3-nerved nearly the whole length.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-June
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 92
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dipterocarpus griffithii. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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