Dipterocarpus zeylanicus

It is used as a strong and hard wood and a weight of 54 lbs per cubic foot. The heartwood is light pinkish to dark reddish brown. After a preservative treatment, it is used for railway sleepers, rafters, electric posts, beams, joists, heavy types of carpentry work, and eminently suitable for under water work.

Dipterocarpus zeylanicus, commonly known as Hora in Sinhalese, is a species of Dipterocarpus that is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is a large tree that grows up to 40 - 45 m tall and 4 - 6 m in circumference. The bark is light pinkish brown or light yellowish brown. Leaves are big and oval, 5 to 8 inches long. The sharp-edged leaves are covered with silver hairy. Flowers bloom in April and seeds have two wings to spread from wind. More

for the study were Caryota urens, Dipterocarpus zeylanicus, Pericopsis mooniana, Shorea stipularis, and Swietenia macrophylla. Seedlings were monitored over two years for survival, root collar diameter and height growth along transects that were in seven different environmental treatments within the Pinus plantation. More