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Castanopsis borneensis is a Bornean forest tree in the beech and oak family, growing up to about 20 m tall in lowland rainforest and heath forest. It is a wild forest species rarely grown in gardens, so care notes are general guidance for a tree of this type.
Castanopsis borneensis is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae. The specific epithet borneensis is from the Latin, meaning 'of Borneo'.
Castanopsis borneensis is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is lowland dipterocarp and kerangas forests, to 200 m (700 ft) altitude.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Castanopsis borneensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
