''Dipterocarpus hispidus'' is a species of tree in the family
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 16 genera and about 695 known species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus ''Dipterocarpus'', is derived from Greek (''di'' = two, ''pteron'' = wing and ''karpos'' = fru ...
, endemic to
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
Flowers
Inflorescence - hardly branched raceme.
Uses
Wood - construction timber, plywood.
Culture
Known as බූ හොර (bu hora) in Sinhala.
References
* http://www.srilankaview.com/Flora/flora_srilanka209.htm
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* http://www.mergili.at/worldimages/picture.php?/4018
* http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2772176
* https://books.google.com/books?id=EoEDLlXcdvYC&pg=PA201
hispidus
Endemic flora of Sri Lanka
Critically endangered flora of Asia
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