Dipterocarpus Sarawakensis
''Dipterocarpus sarawakensis'', locally called the Sarawak keruing, is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, found in peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. It is locally common on leached sandy soils on low coastal hills. The species was thought to be present uniquely in Sarawak (hence its specific name) until the discovery of 53 trees in Jerangau Forest Reserve at the end of 2004. Dipterocarpus, sarawakensis Trees of Peninsular Malaysia Trees of Borneo {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ...
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Dirk Fok Van Slooten
Dirk Fok van Slooten (1891, Amersfoort, the Netherlands – 1953, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) was a Dutch botanist. He obtained a doctorate from Utrecht University in 1919. In 1948 he became acting director of the Buitenzorg Botanical Gardens (now Bogor Botanical Gardens) in Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mo .... Van Slooten named over 130 plant species, including species such as '' Dipterocarpus borneensis''. The species '' Shorea slootenii'' is named for him. Selected bibliography * ''The Flacourtiaceae of the Dutch East Indies'', 1925 * ''The Dipterocarpaceae of the Dutch East Indies'', 1926 * ''Ridley and the Flora of the Netherlands Indies'', 1935 References 1891 births 1953 deaths 20th-century Dutch botanists Utrecht University alumni People from ...
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