| Lithocarpus elegans | |
|---|---|
 | |
| From Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Lithocarpus |
| Species: | L. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithocarpus elegans | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
| |
Lithocarpus elegans is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet elegans is from the Latin meaning "elegant", referring to the acorns and cupules. [4]
Lithocarpus elegans grows as a tree up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 70 cm (30 in). The greyish brown bark is fissured or lenticellate. The coriaceous leaves measure up to 17 cm (7 in) long. Its edible brown acorns are ovoid to roundish and measure up to 2.5 cm (1.0 in) across. [4]
Lithocarpus elegans grows naturally in the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and Malesia. [1] [4] Its habitat is dipterocarp to lower montane forests up to 1,500 m (5,000 ft) altitude. [4]
The timber is used locally as firewood and for charcoal. [4]
Lithocarpus andersonii is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for former Borneo Forest Officer James A. R. Anderson.
Lithocarpus bancanus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet bancanus is from the Latin, meaning "of Bangka".
Lithocarpus beccarianus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for the Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari.
Lithocarpus bennettii is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for the English botanist John Joseph Bennett.
Lithocarpus blumeanus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for the German-Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume.
Lithocarpus bullatus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet bullatus is from the Latin meaning "blistered", referring to the leaf surface.
Lithocarpus cantleyanus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for a superintendent of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Nathaniel Cantley.
Lithocarpus caudatifolius is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet caudatifolius is from the Latin meaning "leaf with caudate apex".
Lithocarpus clementianus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for Governor Cecil Clementi Smith of the Straits Settlements.
Lithocarpus confertus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet confertus is from the Latin meaning "crowded", referring to the inflorescences and infructescences.
Lithocarpus confragosus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet confragosus is from the Latin meaning "uneven", referring to the cupule wall surface.
Lithocarpus conocarpus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet conocarpus is from the Greek meaning "cone fruit", referring to the acorn shape.
Lithocarpus coopertus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet coopertus is from the Latin meaning "covered over", referring to the acorn.
Lithocarpus daphnoideus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet daphnoideus is from the Greek meaning "like Daphne", referring to the genus Daphne and its leaves.
Lithocarpus dasystachyus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet dasystachyus is from the Greek meaning "thickly hairy spike", referring to the inflorescence.
Lithocarpus echinifer is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet echinifer is from the Latin meaning "having straight spines", referring to the cupule.
Lithocarpus echinulatus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet echinulatus is from the Latin meaning "having short spines", referring to the cupule.
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 ferrugineus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet ferrugineus is from the Latin meaning "red-brown", referring to the acorn's indumentum.
Lithocarpus lucidus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet lucidus is from the Latin meaning "shining", referring to the acorn and leaf surface.
 | This Fagales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |