Dipterocarpus

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Dipterocarpus
Dipterocarpus retusus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malvales Family: Dipterocarpaceae Genus: Dipterocarpus C.F.Gaertn.
Species
Dipterocarpus acutangulus Dipterocarpus alatus Dipterocarpus applanatus Dipterocarpus baudii Dipterocarpus borneensis Dipterocarpus caudatus Dipterocarpus caudiferus Dipterocarpus chartaceus Dipterocarpus confertus Dipterocarpus conformis Dipterocarpus coriaceus Dipterocarpus cornutus Dipterocarpus costatus Dipterocarpus costulatus Dipterocarpus crinitus Dipterocarpus dyeri Dipterocarpus elongatus Dipterocarpus eurynchus Dipterocarpus fusiformis Dipterocarpus geniculatus Dipterocarpus glabrigemmatus Dipterocarpus globosus Dipterocarpus gracilis Dipterocarpus grandiflorus Dipterocarpus hasseltii Dipterocarpus humeratus Dipterocarpus intricatus Dipterocarpus kerrii Dipterocarpus kunstleri Dipterocarpus lowii Dipterocarpus mundus Dipterocarpus oblongifolius Dipterocarpus obtusifolius Dipterocarpus palembanicus Dipterocarpus retusus Dipterocarpus rigidus Dipterocarpus sarawakensis Dipterocarpus semivestitus Dipterocarpus sublamellatus Dipterocarpus tempehes Dipterocarpus tuberculatus Dipterocarpus turbinatus Dipterocarpus validus Dipterocarpus verrucosus et al.

Dipterocarpus is a genus of flowering plants and the type genus of family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus has about 70 species, occurring in Southeast Asia. It is an important component of dipterocarp forests. Its generic name comes from Greek and means "two-winged fruits".

The genus is of considerable importance as timber trees, although not as important as Shorea.