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'''Dipterocarpaceae''' are a ] of mainly ] Asian trees with two-winged fruits. They provides valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins. '''Dipterocarpaceae''' are a ] of mainly ] trees with two-winged fruits. Their distribution is ], but there are chiefly found in ]. They provides valuable woods, aromatic ]s, ], and resins.

== Timber woods ==

The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood color. The term '''Phillipine red mahogany''' refers in the United States to the wood of trees belonging to the three genera: ], ], and ].

<table border="1" align="center">
<tr bgcolor="#D05A3A"><th>Species</th>
<th>Wood name</th>
<th>Wood color</th></tr>
<tr><td>'']''</td>
<td>'''Red lauan'''</td>
<td>Dark red-brown to brick red</td></tr>
<tr><td>'']''</td>
<td>'''Tanguile'''</td>
<td>Red to red-brown</td></tr>
<tr><td>'']''</td>
<td>'''Tianong'''</td>
<td>Light red to light red-brown</td></tr>
<tr><td>'']''</td>
<td>'''Almon'''</td>
<td>Light red to pink</td></tr>
<tr><td>'']''</td>
<td>'''Bagtikan'''</td>
<td>Grey-brown</td></tr>
<tr><td>'']''</td>
<td>'''Mayapis'''</td>
<td>Light red to red-brown</td></tr>
<tr><td>'']''</td>
<td rowspan="2">'''White lauan'''</td>
<td rowspan="2">Grey to very light red</td></tr>
</table>

Revision as of 23:55, 22 July 2004

Dipterocarpaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Families: Dipterocarpaceae
Genera

Anisoptera
Cotylelobium
Dipterocarpus
Dryobalanops
Hopea
Marquesia
Monotes
Neobalanocarpus
Pakaraimaea
Parashorea
Shorea
Stemonoporus
Upuna
Vateria
Vateriopsis
Vatica

Dipterocarpaceae are a family of mainly tropical trees with two-winged fruits. Their distribution is palaeotropical, but there are chiefly found in Indomalaysia. They provides valuable woods, aromatic wood oils, balsam, and resins.

Timber woods

The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood color. The term Phillipine red mahogany refers in the United States to the wood of trees belonging to the three genera: Shorea, Parashorea, and Pentacme.

Species Wood name Wood color
Shorea negrosensis Red lauan Dark red-brown to brick red
Shorea polysperma Tanguile Red to red-brown
Shorea agsaboensis Tianong Light red to light red-brown
Shorea almon Almon Light red to pink
Parashorea plicata Bagtikan Grey-brown
Shorea squamata Mayapis Light red to red-brown
Pentacme contorta White lauan Grey to very light red
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