| Hopea odorata | |
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| Leaves ofHopea odorata | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Hopea |
| Species: | H. odorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hopea odorata | |
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Hopea odorata is a species of tree in the plant familyDipterocarpaceae. It is found inBangladesh,Cambodia,India,Laos,Malaysia,Singapore,Myanmar,Thailand, andVietnam.[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 asWest Bengal, theAndaman Islands and southern Vietnam it is often planted as ashade tree.[3] Valued for its wood, which shows resistance totermites, it is athreatened species in its natural habitat.[1]
In Thailand, where it is known asta-khian (Thai:ตะเคียน), this tree is believed to be inhabited by a certaintree spirit known asLady Ta-khian (Thai:นางตะเคียน), belonging to a type of ghosts related to trees known generically asNang Mai (นางไม้).[4]
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