Lithocarpus confragosus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Lithocarpus |
Species: | L. confragosus
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Binomial name | |
Lithocarpus confragosus | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Lithocarpus confragosus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet confragosus means 'uneven', referring to the cupule wall surface. [2]
Lithocarpus confragosus grows as a tree up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 65 cm (26 in). The brownish bark is smooth, scaly or lenticellate. The coriaceous leaves measure up to 18 cm (7 in) long. Its brown acorns are ovoid to roundish and measure up to 4 cm (1.6 in) across. [2]
Lithocarpus confragosus grows naturally in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. [1] [2] Its habitat is hill dipterocarp forests up to 1,100 m (4,000 ft) altitude. [2]
Lithocarpus confragosus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Lithocarpus |
Species: | L. confragosus
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Binomial name | |
Lithocarpus confragosus | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Lithocarpus confragosus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet confragosus means 'uneven', referring to the cupule wall surface. [2]
Lithocarpus confragosus grows as a tree up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 65 cm (26 in). The brownish bark is smooth, scaly or lenticellate. The coriaceous leaves measure up to 18 cm (7 in) long. Its brown acorns are ovoid to roundish and measure up to 4 cm (1.6 in) across. [2]
Lithocarpus confragosus grows naturally in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. [1] [2] Its habitat is hill dipterocarp forests up to 1,100 m (4,000 ft) altitude. [2]