Hopea odorata | |
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Leaves of Hopea odorata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Hopea |
Species: | H. odorata
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Binomial name | |
Hopea odorata | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Hopea odorata is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. [1]
H. odorata is a large tree reaching up to 45 m (150 ft) in height with the base of the trunk reaching a diameter of 4.5 m (15 ft). It grows in forests, preferably near rivers, at elevations to 600 m (2,000 ft). In places such as West Bengal, the Andaman Islands and southern Vietnam it is often planted as a shade tree. [3] Valued for its wood, which shows resistance to termites, it is a threatened species in its natural habitat. [1]
In Thailand, where it is known as ta-khian ( Thai: ตะเคียน), this tree is believed to be inhabited by a certain tree spirit known as Lady Ta-khian ( Thai: นางตะเคียน), belonging to a type of ghosts related to trees known generically as Nang Mai (นางไม้). [4]
Hopea odorata | |
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Leaves of Hopea odorata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
Genus: | Hopea |
Species: | H. odorata
|
Binomial name | |
Hopea odorata | |
Synonyms [2] | |
List
|
Hopea odorata is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. [1]
H. odorata is a large tree reaching up to 45 m (150 ft) in height with the base of the trunk reaching a diameter of 4.5 m (15 ft). It grows in forests, preferably near rivers, at elevations to 600 m (2,000 ft). In places such as West Bengal, the Andaman Islands and southern Vietnam it is often planted as a shade tree. [3] Valued for its wood, which shows resistance to termites, it is a threatened species in its natural habitat. [1]
In Thailand, where it is known as ta-khian ( Thai: ตะเคียน), this tree is believed to be inhabited by a certain tree spirit known as Lady Ta-khian ( Thai: นางตะเคียน), belonging to a type of ghosts related to trees known generically as Nang Mai (นางไม้). [4]