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Botanical Classifications
Dipterocarpaceae Bl.
Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 17 genera and approximately 580-680 species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees with two-winged fruits. The largest genera are Shorea (360 species), Hopea (105 species), Dipterocarpus (70 species), and Vatica (60 species). Many are large forest emergent species, typically reaching heights of 40-70 m tall, with the tallest known living specimen over 85 m tall. The species of this family are of major importance in the timber trade. Their distribution is pantropical, from northern South America to Africa, the Seychelles, India, Indochina and Malaysia, with the greatest diversity and abundance in western Malaysia. Some species are now endangered as a result of overcutting and extensive illegal logging. They provide valuable woods, aromatic essential oils, balsam, resins and as a source for plywood.
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Major essential oil producing plants in the Dipterocarpaceae family. |
| Dryobalanops aromatica. |
Borneol, Dryobalanops camphora Borneo camphor, East Indian camphor, baros camphor, Sumatra camphor, Malayan camphor, Kapur |
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