Dryobalanops

Japanese: Dryobalanops
Dryobalanops

…The South American species discovered in 1977 is also similar to the African species. The Southeast Asian Dipterocarpaceae are extremely important for timber use, including the lauan meranti ( Shorea , etc.), apitong kuruin ( Diptrocarpus ), and capol ( Dryobalanops ), which are well known in the Japanese timber market. Borneolum (borneol), a compound similar to camphor, is obtained from trees of the Dryobalanops genus. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Dryobalanops" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1977年に発見された南アメリカの種類もアフリカのものに近い。東南アジアのフタバガキ科は木材の利用上きわめて重要で,それにはラワン・メランチ類(Shoreaなど),アピトン・クルイン類(Dipterocarpus),カポール(Dryobalanops)など,日本の木材市場で広く知られるものが含まれる。リュウノウジュ属Dryobalanopsの樹木からはショウノウ(樟脳)に似た成分のリュウノウ(竜脳,ボルネオール)が得られる。…

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