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Lithocarpus bancanus

Family
Fagaceae (Beech & oak family)
Grows as
Tree
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Thailand to W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Lithocarpus bancanus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet bancanus is from the Latin, meaning "of Bangka" (an island east of Sumatra).

Where it grows

Lithocarpus bancanus grows naturally in Thailand, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. Its habitat is hill dipterocarp and sometimes peat swamp forests up to 900 m (3,000 ft) elevation.

Other Lithocarpus plants

Lithocarpus amygdalifolius · Lithocarpus andersonii · Lithocarpus beccarianus · Lithocarpus bennettii · Lithocarpus blumeanus · Lithocarpus brochidodromus · Lithocarpus bullatus · Lithocarpus burkillii · Lithocarpus cantleyanus · Lithocarpus caudatifolius · Lithocarpus celebicus · Lithocarpus cleistocarpus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lithocarpus bancanus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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