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Dipterocarpus kunstleri King

Family Name:	Dipterocarpaceae
Common Name:	Keruing Gombang Merah

Full Sun

Moderate Water

Native to Singapore

Tree

Plant Division	Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants)
Plant Growth Form	Tree
Lifespan (in Singapore)	Perennial

Mode of Nutrition

Autotrophic

Native Distribution	Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and the Philippines.
Native Habitat	Terrestrial (Primary Rainforest, Secondary Rainforest)
Preferred Climate Zone	Tropical

Local Conservation Status

Native to Singapore (Endangered (EN))

Growth Form	This large tree grows up to 50 m tall. It has a straight, cylindrical bole branches, and a diameter of up to 136 cm. It has lighter-coloured boles when it is younger which turns yellowish brown and has dots of medium-sized lenticels when matures. The stipules are about 15 cm long with green or red tinge when fresh, covered with pale soft hair on the outside.
Foliage	The leaves are broadly ovate or elliptic, measuring about 22cm x 15 cm, thin, with black petioles.
Fruit	Fruits are ovoid, 5 cm x 2.5 cm with sharp ridges on the upper half, having two wings of about 20 cm x 4 cm long.

Ethnobotanical Uses

Timber & Products: The wood is used for construction, carpentry, panelling, joinery, flooring, pallets, veneer and plywood.

Seed or Spore Dispersal	Abiotic

Propagation Method

Seed

Foliar Shape(s)

Non-Palm Foliage (Ovate, Elliptical)

Trunk Type (Non Palm)	Cylindrical

Fruit Classification	Simple Fruit

Images

Master ID	29068
Species ID	3385
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