Family · Rosids
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarps (SE Asian rainforest trees)
Tall tropical timber trees dominating Southeast Asian rainforests, with winged fruits and aromatic resins.
- Accepted species
- 540accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 22accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈12 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Hopea115 spp.
Vatica79 spp.
Rubroshorea71 spp.
Dipterocarpus65 spp.
Shorea47 spp.
Richetia33 spp.
Stemonoporus26 spp.
Monotes23 spp.
Anthoshorea22 spp.
Parashorea14 spp.
Anisoptera10 spp.
Doona10 spp.
Dryobalanops7 spp.
Cotylelobium5 spp.
Marquesia3 spp.
Vateria3 spp.
Pentacme2 spp.
Neobalanocarpus1 spp.
Neohopea1 spp.
Pseudomonotes1 spp.
Upuna1 spp.
Vateriopsis1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Tropical508
- Africa27
- Asia-Temperate10
- Southern America1
- Pacific1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Dipterocarpaceae sits in the order Malvales.