Dipterocarpus turbinatus var. andamanicus King

 
  • Family : DIPTEROCARPACEAE
    (Dipterocarpus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAKHU FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Dipterocarpaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Anisoptera palembanica Miq.; Dipterocarpus andamanicus (King) Tewary & A.K.Sarkar; Dipterocarpus angustialatus F.Heim; Dipterocarpus bancanus Burck; Dipterocarpus fulvus Blume; Dipterocarpus hispidus Fern.-Vill.; Dipterocarpus marginatus Korth.; Dipterocarpus pilosus Roxb.; Dipterocarpus schmidtii F.Heim; Dipterocarpus skinneri King; Dipterocarpus van-der-hoevenii Koord. & Valeton; Dipterocarpus velutinus S.Vidal; Dipterocarpus vernicifluus Blanco; Mocanera verniciflua Blanco; Shorea mollis Boerl.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dipterocarpus gracilis Blume
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Common in evergreen forests both in the valleys and on the hills.
  • Key identification features : A large tree with a grey bark. Flowers very handsome, calyx obconic; petals white and scarlet in the upper portion, Fruit globular, the nut barely 0.25 in. diam., the wings linear-oblong, 4-6 in. long
  • Flower, Fruit : January-June
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman and Islands, India, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand
  • 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 turbinatus var. andamanicus. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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