Lithocarpus elegans

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]

Lithocarpus elegans
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
Binomial name
Lithocarpus elegans
(Blume) Hatus. ex Soepadmo[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Arcaula spicata Raf.
  • Lithocarpus collettii (King ex Hook.f.) A.Camus
  • Lithocarpus finetii (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus
  • Lithocarpus gracilipes C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang
  • Lithocarpus grandifolius (D.Don) S.N.Biswas
  • Lithocarpus intermedius Barnett
  • Lithocarpus microcalyx (Korth.) A.Camus
  • Lithocarpus rhioensis (Hance) A.Camus
  • Lithocarpus spicatus Rehder & E.H.Wilson
  • Pasania finetii Hickel & A.Camus
  • Pasania mixta (A.DC.) Oerst.
  • Pasania placentaria (Blume) Oerst.
  • Pasania pseudomolucca (Morales ex A.DC.) Oerst.
  • Pasania spicata Oerst.
  • Quercus anceps Korth.
  • Quercus elegans Blume[2]
  • Quercus elegans Lojac.[3]
  • Quercus glaberrima Blume
  • Quercus gracilipes Miq.
  • Quercus grandifolia D.Don
  • Quercus microcalyx Korth.
  • Quercus mixta A.DC.
  • Quercus placentaria Blume
  • Quercus pseudomolucca Morales ex A.DC.
  • Quercus rhioensis Hance
  • Quercus sphacelata Blume
  • Quercus squamata Roxb.
  • Synaedrys pseudomolucca (Morales ex A.DC.) Koidz.
  • Synaedrys spicata Koidz.

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
  1. "Lithocarpus elegans". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 Aug 2016.
  2. Blume Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 9: 208 1825
  3. Lojac. Fl. Sicul. (Lojacona) 2(2): 388 1907
  4. 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). 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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