Dipterocarpus hispidus
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Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Dipterocarpus hispidus faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive logging operations targeting its valuable timber, which is highly prized for construction and commercial use. Rapid deforestation for palm oil plantations and agricultural expansion has fragmented its remaining lowland forest habitat across Southeast Asia. The species' slow growth rate and specific soil requirements make natural regeneration extremely difficult in degraded landscapes.
Habitat
This large emergent tree species inhabits lowland tropical rainforests, typically growing on well-drained soils in primary and mature secondary forests. It occurs in mixed dipterocarp forests across Southeast Asia, particularly in areas with consistent rainfall and rich, deep soils.
