Dipterocarpus sarawakensis
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Dipterocarpus sarawakensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Dipterocarpus |
Species: | D. sarawakensis
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Binomial name | |
Dipterocarpus sarawakensis |
Dipterocarpus sarawakensis, locally called the Sarawak keruing, is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, found in peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. It is locally common on leached on low coastal hills.
The species was thought to be present uniquely in Sarawak (hence its specific name) until the discovery of 53 trees in at the end of 2004.
Categories:
- Dipterocarpus
- Trees of Peninsular Malaysia
- Trees of Borneo
- Dipterocarpaceae stubs