Dipterocarpus crinitus

Dipterocarpus crinitus (Indonesian: tampurau) is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species name is derived from Latin (crinitus = having tufts of long weak hair) and refers to golden-brown bristle-like hairs that cover the plant parts.^[1] It is an emergent tree, up to 60 m tall, in mixed dipterocarp forest on sandy clay soils. It is a medium hardwood sold under the trade names of keruing. It is found in Peninsular Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

Dipterocarpus crinitus
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus:	Dipterocarpus
Species:	D. crinitus
Binomial name
Dipterocarpus crinitus Dyer[1]