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Dipterocarpus is a genus of flowering plant
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
s and the type genus of family Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae

Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 17 genera and approximately 500 species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus Dipterocarpus, is derived from Greek language and refers to the two-winged fruit....
. The genus has about 70 species, occurring in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India and north of Australia....
. It is an important component of dipterocarp forests. Its generic name comes from Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
 and means "two-winged fruits".

The genus is of considerable importance as timber trees, sold under the trade name Keruing
Dipterocarp timber classification

The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood colour....
, although not as important as Shorea
Shorea

Shorea is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the Family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is named after Sir John Shore, the Governor-General of the British East India Company, 1793-1798....
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Dipterocarpus is a genus of flowering plant
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
s and the type genus of family Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae

Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 17 genera and approximately 500 species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus Dipterocarpus, is derived from Greek language and refers to the two-winged fruit....
. The genus has about 70 species, occurring in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India and north of Australia....
. It is an important component of dipterocarp forests. Its generic name comes from Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
 and means "two-winged fruits".

The genus is of considerable importance as timber trees, sold under the trade name Keruing
Dipterocarp timber classification

The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood colour....
, although not as important as Shorea
Shorea

Shorea is a genus of about 196 species of mainly rainforest trees in the Family Dipterocarpaceae. The genus is named after Sir John Shore, the Governor-General of the British East India Company, 1793-1798....
.