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Dipterocarpaceae [¦dip·tə·rō‚kär′pās·ē‚ē]

(botany)

A family of dicotyledonous plants in the order Theales having mostly stipulate, alternate leaves, a prominently exserted connective, and a calyx that is mostly winged in fruit.

Dipterocarpaceae

a family of dicotyledonous choripetalous plants. There are about 330 species making up 17 genera (16 in tropical Asia and one in tropical Africa). Almost all the representatives of this family are evergreen trees attaining a height of 60-70 m. The leaves are alternate and with stipules; the flowers are regular, bisexual, and gathered into spikes, racemes, or panicles. There are five sepals and five petals, from five to 15 or more stamens, and one pistil with a three-celled ovary. The fruit is a monospermous nut surrounded by a calyx whose sepals become enlarged and help spread the fruit. Economically important are species of the genera Shorea, Dipterocarpus and Drioblanops, which yield valuable timber, dammar, balsam, camphor, and refractory fats.

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No references found	They also gathered jungle produce such as camphor, jelutong (a wild latex-producing tree of the species Dyera costulata), damar (resins from species of dipterocarp trees), gaharu (incense wood from species of Aquilaria), bezoar stones (gallstones to which the Chinese attribute medicinal properties), and rattan for making mats and baskets. Penan and the Pulong Tau National Park: historical links and ... by Langub, Jayl / Borneo Research Bulletin Dipterocarp forest can be found round the foothill margins of the Cagayan valley. To die a natural death due to unnatural causes. (Cover Story: ... by Tamulong, Victoria L. / Igorota That invisible line running between the islands of Bali and Loinbok--Wallace's Line--divides the living worlds of Asia and Australia, with elephants, pheasants, and towering Dipterocarp trees found on one side and marsupials, cockatoos, and Eucalyptus on the other. Indonesia's Coral Reefs on the Line by Ryan, John C. / World Watch	Dipri Festival Diprionidae dipropyl dipropylene glycol diprotic diprotic acid Diprotodonta Diprotodontidae diproton Dipsacaceae Dipsacales Dipsadinae Dipsocoridae Dipsocoroidea dipsomania dipsophobia dipstick dipstick microscopy Diptan, Olga Diptan, Olga Klimentevna Diptera dipteral dipteran Dipterex Dipteriformes dipterocarp Dipterocarpaceae Dipteros dipterous diptych Diptychus dipulse dipylon dipyramid dipyre diquat Dir Dirac Dirac charge Dirac covariants Dirac delta function Dirac distribution Dirac electron theory Dirac Equation Dirac fields Dirac gamma algebra Dirac h Dirac hole theory Dirac matrix Dirac moment Dirac monopole	dipsy-doodled dipsy-doodles dipsy-doodling DIPT DIPTAC Diptan, Olga Diptan, Olga Klimentevna Diptenchus Diptera Diptera Diptera Diptera Dipteracanthus dipteral dipteral dipteran dipteran dipteran dipteran dipterans dipterans dipterans Dipterex Dipteriformes Dipteriformes Dipteriformes Dipterist Dipterist Dipterist Dipterist dipterocarp Dipterocarpaceae Dipterocarpaceae dipterocarpaceous dipterocarps Dipterocarpus Dipterology Dipterology Dipterology Dipterology dipteron dipteron dipteron Dipteronia Dipteros dipterous dipterous dipterous dipterous insect Dipterygian Dipteryx Dipteryx Alata Trypsin Inhibitor Dipteryx odorata Dipteryx odorata Dipteryx odorata DipTh Diptheria Diptheria Diptheria Diptheria toxin Diptheritic stomatitis

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They also gathered jungle produce such as camphor, jelutong (a wild latex-producing tree of the species Dyera costulata), damar (resins from species of dipterocarp trees), gaharu (incense wood from species of Aquilaria), bezoar stones (gallstones to which the Chinese attribute medicinal properties), and rattan for making mats and baskets.

Penan and the Pulong Tau National Park: historical links and ... by Langub, Jayl / Borneo Research Bulletin

Dipterocarp forest can be found round the foothill margins of the Cagayan valley.

To die a natural death due to unnatural causes. (Cover Story: ... by Tamulong, Victoria L. / Igorota

That invisible line running between the islands of Bali and Loinbok--Wallace's Line--divides the living worlds of Asia and Australia, with elephants, pheasants, and towering Dipterocarp trees found on one side and marsupials, cockatoos, and Eucalyptus on the other.

Indonesia's Coral Reefs on the Line by Ryan, John C. / World Watch

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