| Dipterocarpus retusus | |
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| from Koehler's Medicinal-Plants (1887) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Dipterocarpus |
| Species: | D. retusus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dipterocarpus retusus | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Dipterocarpus retusus, commonly known as hollong,[3] is a large tree and perhaps the best known species in the genus Dipterocarpus. It is native to China, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, and India.[1][4] The tree, some 20–30 metres (70–100 ft) tall, is found in Cambodia in dense forests of the plains, common on hillsides and along rivers and in forests between 800 m (2,600 ft) and 1,500 m (5,000 ft) altitude.[4]
Hollong is the state tree of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India.[5] In India, the timber is used for plywood and making various containers. In China, the timber is used in construction.[1] Hollong is a sacred tree for Moran community of Assam.[citation needed]
- ^ a b c Ly, V.; Nanthavong, K.; Pooma, R.; Luu, H.T.; Nguyen, H.N.; Vu, V.D.; Hoang, V.S.; Khou, E.; Newman, M.F. (2017). "Dipterocarpus retusus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T32400A2817693. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T32400A2817693.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Dipterocarpus retusus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Dipterocarpus retusus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ a b DY PHON, Pauline, 2000, Plants Used In Cambodia, printed by Imprimerie Olympic, Phnom Penh
- ^ "State Trees and Flowers of India". flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 10 January 2021.