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Definition: DRYOBALANOPS

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The genus to which belongs the single species D. Camphora, a lofty resinous tree of Borneo and Sumatra, yielding Borneo camphor and camphor oil.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Dryobalanops" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Dryobalanops \Dry`o*bal"a*nops\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression oak acorn appearance. The fruit remotely resembles an acorn in its cup.]. (references)


Extended Definition: DRYOBALANOPS

Dryobalanops

Dryobalanops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Dryobalanops
C.F.Gaertn.
Species
  • Dryobalanops aromatica
  • Dryobalanops beccarii
  • Dryobalanops fusca
  • Dryobalanops keithii
  • Dryobalanops lanceolata
  • Dryobalanops oblongifolia
  • Dryobalanops rappa

Dryobalanops is a genus of flowering plants and the genus of family Dipterocarpaceae. The name Dryobalanops is derived from Greek (dryas = a nymph associated with oaks and balanops = acorn) and describes the acorn-like nut. The genus has 7 species, confined to the tropical forests of West Malesia (Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo). It is among the most abundant species of emeregent trees in these forest[1] growing to 80 m tall. The genus is of considerable importance as timber trees and sold under the trade name Kapur. The timber is an important heavy and durable construction timber. D. aromatica was an important sources of camphor.

References

  1. Ashton, P.S. Dipterocarpaceae. In Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, Volume 5, 2004. Soepadmo, E., Saw, L.G. and Chung, R.C.K. eds. Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-59-3

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Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dryobalanops aromatica 6     Dryobalanops 5
Dryobalanops lanceolata 6     Dryobalanops aromatica 6
Dryobalanops beccarii 6     Dryobalanops beccarii 6
Dryobalanops oblongifolia 5     Dryobalanops fusca 5
Dryobalanops keithii 5     Dryobalanops keithii 5
Dryobalanops fusca 5     Dryobalanops lanceolata 6
Dryobalanops rappa 5     Dryobalanops oblongifolia 5
Dryobalanops 5     Dryobalanops rappa 5

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