Tropicals, Woody > Shorea > Shorea obtusa > Shorea obtusa
Shorea obtusa
Taengwood Balau, Teng
Origin: Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
| Family |
| Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus |
| Shorea |
| Species |
| obtusa |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10 - 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 - H1b |
| Height |
| 10 - 30 metres |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A deciduous tree that can grow from 10 - 30 m tall. In larger trees the bole can be unbranched for up to 15 m and generally around 60 cm in diameter |
| Cultivation |
| Suitable for sandy and loamy soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. It cannot grow in the shade. |
| ID Characteristic |
| The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2011). |
| Habitat |
| Dry, deciduous, dipterocarp forests, deciduous monsoon forests and open, dry degraded areas like mixed savannah forests at elevations from 200 - 1,000 metres. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| The wood is of high value and is commonly harvested from the wild and traded commercially. It also supplies a resin for local use and has various local medicinal applications. |
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