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Lithocarpus
Also called Tanoak
Lithocarpus is a genus in the beech family, Fagaceae. Trees in this genus are commonly known as the stone oaks and differ from Quercus primarily because they produce insect-pollinated flowers on erect spikes and the female flowers have short styles with punctate stigmas. At current, around 340 species have been described, mostly restricted to Southeast Asia. Fossils show that Lithocarpus formerly had a wider distribution, being found in North America and Europe during the Eocene to Miocene epochs. The species extend from the foothills of the Hengduan Mountains, where they form dominant stands of trees, through Indochina and the Malayan Archipelago, crossing Wallace's Line and reaching Papua.
Lithocarpus amygdalifolius · Lithocarpus andersonii · Lithocarpus bancanus · Lithocarpus beccarianus · Lithocarpus bennettii · Lithocarpus blumeanus · Lithocarpus brochidodromus · Lithocarpus bullatus · Lithocarpus burkillii · Lithocarpus cantleyanus · Lithocarpus caudatifolius · Lithocarpus celebicus
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