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A Resin Tree (Dipterocarpus alatus), Cambodia

A resin tree (Dipterocarpus alatus) in the Srepok Wilderness Area, Cambodia. Resin, harvested from holes cut near the base of the trunk, is used for caulking boats and making varnish. After resin has been collected the hole is burnt-out to promote production of more resin.

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Title: A Resin Tree (Dipterocarpus alatus), Cambodia

Caption: A resin tree (Dipterocarpus alatus) in the Srepok Wilderness Area, Cambodia. Resin, harvested from holes cut near the base of the trunk, is used for caulking boats and making varnish. After resin has been collected the hole is burnt-out to promote production of more resin.

Category: nature • Plants & Trees • Ecology & Environment

Credit: Album / Science Source / Fletcher & Baylis

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Image size: 3000 × 4463 px | 38.3 MB

Print size: 25.4 × 37.8 cm | 1181.1 × 1757.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ALATUS • ARBOL • ASIA • CAMBODIA • DECIDUOUS FOREST • DIAGRAM • DIPTEROCARP • DIPTEROCARPS • DIPTEROCARPUS ALATUS • DIPTEROCARPUS • ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT • FLORA • FOREST PRODUCT • FOREST • INDOCHINA DRY FOREST • LANDSCAPE • NATURE • PLANT • PLANTA • PLANTAE • PLANTS & TREES • PLANTS • RESIN TREE • RESIN • SREPOK WILDERNESS AREA • SREPOK • TREE • TREES • VEGETATION • WOODLAND • WOODS