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Lithocarpus bullatus

Lithocarpus bullatus is a large forest tree in the beech and oak family, native to montane forests of Borneo at 1,500 to 3,000 m. It is not a common garden or houseplant, so care is best judged from its wild habitat.

Family
Fagaceae (Beech & oak family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich, slightly acidic forest soil.
Temperature
Cool to mild montane conditions, roughly 10 to 25 °C; protect from frost and heat.
How easy
Hard
Native range
N. & W. Borneo
Climate
wet tropical

About

Lithocarpus bullatus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet bullatus means 'blistered', referring to the leaf surface.

Where it grows

Lithocarpus bullatus is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is montane forests from 1,500 m (5,000 ft) to 3,000 m (10,000 ft) elevation.

Other Lithocarpus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lithocarpus bullatus 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.

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