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Lithocarpus lucidus

Lithocarpus lucidus
Photo: pbsg, CC BY 4.0
Family
Fagaceae (Beech & oak family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
SE. Thailand to W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Lithocarpus lucidus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet lucidus means 'shining', referring to the acorn and leaf surface.

Where it grows

Lithocarpus lucidus grows naturally in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp to montane forests up to 1,400 m (5,000 ft) elevation.

Other Lithocarpus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lithocarpus lucidus 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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