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Castanopsis oviformis is a large forest tree from Borneo, a member of the beech and oak family that grows up to 30 metres tall. It is a wild forest species and is not commonly grown in gardens or as a houseplant.
Castanopsis oviformis is a tree in the family Fagaceae. The specific epithet oviformis means 'egg-shaped', referring to the cupule.
Castanopsis oviformis is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is hill dipterocarp and kerangas forests up to 900 m (3,000 ft) elevation.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Castanopsis oviformis 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.
