Dipterocarpus verrucosus

Dipterocarpus verrucosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Dipterocarpus
Species: D. verrucosus
Binomial name
Dipterocarpus verrucosus
Foxw. ex Slooten

Dipterocarpus verrucosus is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, endemic to Brunei, Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra), Malaysia (peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak). It is locally common on ridges in mixed dipterocarp forest. The keruing timber is exploited, in particular in Brunei and peninsular Malaysia.


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