The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Symington 1943 and silviculture troup 1921, wyattsmith 1963, most other studies remain fragmented. Dipterocarpaceae definition of dipterocarpaceae by the. Trees that dominate the asian rain forest richard corlett and richard primack irsttime findonesia visitors to the rain forests of and malaysia will be amazed to slowly turn around and realize that virtu ally every giant tree is a member of the diptero carp family, and yet that they belong to several separate genera and dozens of distinct species. Xylem with aromatic resin in intercellular resin canals.
The dipterocarpaceae are a pantropical family, but the vast majority of its species occur in the region from india east to wallaces line. Species of dipterocarpaceae contained within the plant list belong to 15 plant genera. We do not have any more specific information on this species, but the general description of mersawa is as follows. Download this pdf file the pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader. The periodicity of growth in tropical trees with special. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
There are 16 genera, with about 530 species found in. The growth and regeneration of dipterocarp in logged forest is low pamoengkas, 2010. The many similarities between the two genera leave very few discrete characters to separate them. Pdf shorea robusta dipterocarpaceae seed and its oil. Dipterocarpaceae is but one single family, albeit the best known.
An enumeration of the dipterocarpaceae, based chiefly upon the specimens preserved at the royal herbarium and museum, kew, and the british museum. There are 16 genera, with about 530 species found in the old world tropics. Development of microsatellite markers from genomic dna of. Taxonomy, ecology and silviculture pdf version pdf. The dipterocarpaceae plant family, that shows a disjunct distribution in gondwanan continents and southeast asia, is a dominant constituent of the tropical rain forests of southeast asia. There are 5 twisted sepals and petals, and 510 stamens, and the ovary is superior and trilocular. The botanical family dipterocarpaceae is a key family, both ecologically and commercially, in the forests of southeast asia. However, its fossil history is much younger, from oligocene, from the region. If you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with pdfs, highwire press provides a helpful frequently asked questions about pdfs. Dipterocarpaceae article about dipterocarpaceae by the. Species occurring in thailand grows from sea level to about 0 m elevation. Dipterocarpaceae free download as powerpoint presentation. Dipterocarpaceae a family of dicotyledonous choripetalous plants. Research on natural regeneration of dipterocarpaceae is described.
Trees, evergreen or semievergreen, rarely deciduous in dry season. Dipterocarpaceae a family of resinous trees in which the leaves are simple, alternate, and stipulate. Presentation mode open print download current view. Wood anatomy of five dipterocarp species endemic to the philippines was studied with the goal to explore functional wood traits of ecological. Environments in which the species of the family occur in thailand include lowland dipterocarp forest 0350 m, riparian fringe, limestone hills, and coastal hills.
Development of microsatellite markers from genomic dna of parashorea malaanonan dipterocarpaceae using nextgeneration sequencing. Mar 19, 2020 marquesia dipterocarpaceae in kew science plants of the world online. References eedit eedit soorce angiosperm phylogeny group 2009. Princetonstanford working papers in classics population and demography version 1. Ecological analysis of dipterocarpaceae of core reader. Dipterocarpaceae definition of dipterocarpaceae by the free. Development of microsatellite markers from genomic dna of parashorea malaanonan dipterocarpaceae using nextgeneration sequencing crusty e. Dipterocarpaceae exists in a disparate form even though research on dipterocarps extends for about a century, almost since the beginning of tropical forestry in british india. To my surprise, dipterocarp forests refer to any forest in which the dominant species of trees are members of the family dipterocarpaceae. Pdf the dipterocarpaceae, wellknown trees of the asian rain forests, have been variously assigned to malvales and theales. Pemangsa biji dipterocarpaceae ngatiman jurnal penelitian.
Wood formation in two species of dipterocarpaceae in. The dipterocarpaceae are a pantropical family, but the vast majority of its species occur in the region from india east to wallaces. Dipterocarpaceae, family of largely south asian and african timber trees, in the hibiscus, or mallow, order malvales, comprising 17 genera and 680 species. Photosynthetic responses to light and the ecological. Emphasis is put on research undertaken in southeast asia on the most important timber tree family in that region, the dipterocarpaceae. Dipterocarp definition of dipterocarp by the free dictionary. The wood formation of kapur dryobalanops sumatrensis and tembaga shorea leprosula, growing under a weak seasonal climate in west malaysia was studied over a fouryear period using cambium marking. This page was last edited on 16 december 2019, at 03. The dipterocarpaceae are a faimily o 17 genera an approximately 500 species o mainly tropical lawland rainforest trees. A taxonomic family within the order malvales many tropical trees having twowinged fruits. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Other scholarly content apitong, bagac, eng, gurjun. Technical problems arose from the heavy callus formation due to the wounding of the cambium, the small radial increment, and the high variability of the. Leaf micromorphological characteristics of selected. Dipterocarpaceae revision of the soft coral genus minabea octocorallia alcyoniidae with new taxa from the indo west pacific. In this paper, diameter increment models were developed for individual tree of dipterocarpaceae and nondipterocarpaceae tree species in semievergreen forest in seam reap, cambodia. The periodicity of leaf change and flowering and fruiting of tropical trees is discussed. Download fulltext pdf revision of the family dipterocarpaceae in angola article pdf available in blumea journal of plant taxonomy and plant geography 573. Dipterocarpaceae synonyms, dipterocarpaceae pronunciation, dipterocarpaceae translation, english dictionary definition of dipterocarpaceae.
Media in category dipterocarpaceae botanical illustrations the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. The plant list includes 1,195 scientific plant names of species rank for the family dipterocarpaceae. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Synonymic checklists of the vascular plants of the world 2019. The dipterocarpaceae are a family of 16 genera and about 695 known species of mainly. Members of the family are predominantly distributed in tropical lowland and hill forests within this region, where they accounted for nearly 55% of the stand volume in lowland forests, according to figures presented by. Regression analysis is the preferred technique used in growth and yield modeling in forestry. Exploring evolution and diversity of chinese dipterocarpaceae. Functional anatomy of five endangered tropical timber wood species. The two largest genera in the dipterocarpaceae, hopea and shorea, have many similarities and exhibit continuous morphological variation at both the generic and specific levels and they are regarded as closely related genera ashton, 1982. Dipterocarpaceae botanical illustrations wikimedia. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here.
The family name, from the type genus dipterocarpus, is derived from greek di two, pteron wing and karpos fruit and refers to the twowinged fruit. Anisoptera cotylelobium dipterocarpus dryobalanops hopea marquesia monotes neobalanocarpus pakaraimaea parashorea pseudomonotes shorea stemonoporus upuna vateria vateriopsis vatica. Few species grow east of wallaces line, the boundary between the oriental and australian faunal regions proposed by the 19thcentury british naturalist alfred russel wallace. The dipterocarpaceae shows resemblance with guttiferae and theaceae but can be distinguished by the enlarged persistent calyx, resin ducts and stipulate leaves. Pdf phylogeny of the tropical tree family dipterocarpaceae. This paper provides a general overview of grecoroman population history. Bark gray or brown, shallowly flaky, not longitudinally fissured or only at base. Few species grow east of wallaces line, the boundary between the oriental and australian faunal regions proposed by the 19thcentury british. Pages in category dipterocarpaceae stubs the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 414 total. Dipterocarpaceae chiefly tropical asian trees with twowinged fruits. Dipterocarpaceae species can be either evergreen or deciduous. In general, flowering and fruiting of dipterocarpaceae. The largest genera are shorea 196 species, hopea 104 species, dipterocarpus 70 species, and vatica. To add an article to this category, use dipterocarpaceaestub instead of pages in category dipterocarpaceae stubs the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 414 total.
The taxonomy and ecology of the dipterocarpaceae of brunei state. The pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader if you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with pdfs, highwire press provides a helpful frequently asked questions about pdfs alternatively, you can download the pdf file directly to your computer. Gilg transfered them to the families ancistrocladaceae and. The tree family dipterocarpaceae literally twowinged fruits plays a dominant role in the ecology and economics of asian forests in a way that no comparable family plays in other rain forest regions. Download pdf dipterocarpbiologyecologyandconservation.
Many other families contribute to asias natural diversity, but few compare to the dipterocarps in terms of the number and variety of species that occupy the forest canopy. Branchlets glabrous or persistently buff pubescent. Tropical forests, a keycategory of land ecosystems, are faced with the worlds highest levels of habitat conversion and associated biodiversity. This category is for stub articles relating to plants of the family dipterocarpaceae. Dec 06, 2017 to my surprise, dipterocarp forests refer to any forest in which the dominant species of trees are members of the family dipterocarpaceae. Download dipterocarpbiologyecologyandconservation ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub. Pdf revision of the family dipterocarpaceae in angola.
In this area, dipterocarps form a majority of the large trees in lowland forests. The heartwood is orangeyellow, darkening to golden brown with whitish resin veins present. Download fulltext pdf shorea robusta dipterocarpaceae seed and its oil as food article pdf available in international journal of food sciences and nutrition 44. Phylogeny of the tropical tree family dipterocarpaceae based on nucleotide sequences of the chloroplast rbcl gene. Non dipterocarp trees are all the other trees that make up the rest of the jungle. Apitong bagac, eng, gurjun, keruing, yang internet archive. Dipterocarpaceae article about dipterocarpaceae by the free. A list of all accepted names in dipterocarpaceae is available in csv format. The dipterocarpaceae are a family of 16 genera and about 695 known species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. Apart from some classical work on their taxonomy e. It is not one species of tree but many thousands of different species, which belong in many different families and orders, far beyond the scope of any site. Dipterocarp trees dominate forests in borneo, sumatra, java, the malay peninand spread on the ancient southern supercontinent of gondwana. Information and translations of dipterocarpaceae in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. The fruit is a nut seated in the persistent calyx, with several sepals enlarged as wings.
Thus, i was introduced to a group of plants entirely new to me. The dipterocarpaceae family consists of approximately 680 species that are. Work in greenhouse experiments, in planting experiments in natural forests and from. Dipterocarpaceae is but one single family, albeit the. The family dipterocarpaceae comprises 16 genera and roughly 700 species.
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