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Dipterocarpus acutangulus

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Dipterocarpaceae

Scientific name
  
Dipterocarpus acutangulus

Order
  
Malvales

Genus
  
Dipterocarpus

Rank
  
Species

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Dipterocarpus acutangulus is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species name acutangulus is derived from Latin (angulus = angle, acutus = sharp) and refers to the ribs of the fruit calyx tube. It is found in peninsular Malaysia and Borneo, where it is locally known as keruing merkah or keruing beludu. It is an emergent tree up to 60 m tall, The tree occurs in mixed dipterocarp forests found on sandy and sandy clay soils on coastal hills and inland ridges, up to 1000 m altitude. It occurs in at least one protected area (Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve).

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Dipterocarpus acutangulus Wikipedia