Dipterocarpus hispidus

Dipterocarpus hispidus
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Dipterocarpus
Species:	D. hispidus
Binomial name
Dipterocarpus hispidus Thw.

Dipterocarpus hispidus is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, endemic to Sri Lanka.

Flowers

Inflorescence - hardly branched raceme.

Uses

Wood - construction timber, plywood.

Culture

Known as බූ හොර (bu hora) in Sinhala.

References

1. Ashton, P. (1998). "Dipterocarpus hispidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T30805A9578502. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30805A9578502.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

• http://www.srilankaview.com/Flora/flora_srilanka209.htm
• Ashton, P. (1998). "Dipterocarpus hispidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T30805A9578502. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30805A9578502.en . Retrieved 10 January 2020.
• http://www.mergili.at/worldimages/picture.php?/4018 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
• http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2772176
• https://books.google.com/books?id=EoEDLlXcdvYC&pg=PA201