Lithocarpus elegans
Lithocarpus elegans | |
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From Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Lithocarpus |
Species: | L. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Lithocarpus elegans | |
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Lithocarpus elegans is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet elegans is from the Latin meaning "elegant", referring to the acorns and cupules.[4]
Description
Lithocarpus elegans grows as a tree up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 70 cm (30 in). The greyish brown bark is fissured or lenticellate. The coriaceous leaves measure up to 17 cm (7 in) long. Its edible brown acorns are ovoid to roundish and measure up to 2.5 cm (1.0 in) across.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Lithocarpus elegans grows naturally in the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and Malesia.[1][4] Its habitat is dipterocarp to lower montane forests up to 1,500 m (5,000 ft) altitude.[4]
Uses
The timber is used locally as firewood and for charcoal.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Lithocarpus elegans". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 Aug 2016.
- ^ Blume Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 9: 208 1825
- ^ Lojac. Fl. Sicul. (Lojacona) 2(2): 388 1907
- ^ a b c d e Soepadmo, E.; Julia, L.; Go, Rusea (2000). "Lithocarpus elegans (Blume) Hatus. ex Soepadmo". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 3. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 55–56. ISBN 983-2181-06-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 30 Aug 2016.
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