Dipterocarpus scaber Buch.-Ham.

 
  • Family : DIPTEROCARPACEAE
    (Dipterocarpus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SAKHU FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Dipterocarpaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dipterocarpus alatus A.DC.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dipterocarpus scaber Buch.-Ham.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Branches somewhat 2-edged, surface striated, indumentum bearded with brown hairs, ringed with scars of stipules; Leaves alternate, oblong-ovate, about 4.5 inches long, 2.5 inches wide, base emarginate, somewhat wavy, apex acute, surface rough on both sides with clustered hairs, petiole thickened toward the apex, somewhat flattened above, very short, surface hairy; Stipules opposite to leaves, in pairs, bud-like, deciduous, surface bearded; Inflorescence spike, above axillary, 4-9 flowers, peduncle bearded; Fruiting calyx somewhat globose, surface rough, hairy, keeled with 5 longitudinal membranous ribs, 5 blunt wings, 3 short, erect, folded together, 2 very long, oblong.
  • Native : Bangladesh, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Assam (Tripura) to Bangladesh
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume I. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dipterocarpus scaber
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Dipterocarpus scaber. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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