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Lithocarpus encleisacarpus is a large forest tree from Southeast Asia, growing up to 40 m tall in mixed dipterocarp and lower montane forest. It is not a plant grown in gardens or as a houseplant, so care advice applies only to rare cultivation in tropical climates.
Lithocarpus encleisacarpus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet is from the Greek meaning 'enclosed fruit', referring to the acorns and cupules. The cupule is not fused to the nut though and often becomes irregularly dehiscent. The degree to which the nut is enclosed by the cupule varies across its geographic range. Trees in Lithocarpus are commonly known as the stone oaks and differ from Quercus primarily because they produce insect-pollinated flowers.
Lithocarpus encleisacarpus is native to Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo. It has also been reported from Vietnam. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp to lower montane forests at 1,000–1,500 m (3,000–5,000 ft) elevation.
The timber is locally used as firewood and in construction. The bark's tannins are used in dyeing.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lithocarpus encleisacarpus 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.
