Lithocarpus keningauensis

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Lithocarpus keningauensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Lithocarpus
Species:
L. keningauensis
Binomial name
Lithocarpus keningauensis

Lithocarpus keningauensis is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for Keningau District in Sabah, to which the species is native. [2]

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Description

Lithocarpus keningauensis grows as a tree up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 60 cm (24 in). The brown or reddish bark is scaly or fissured. Its coriaceous leaves are tomentose and measure up to 29 cm (11 in) long. Its dark brown acorns are obovoid and measure up to 6 cm (2 in) long. [2]

Distribution and habitat

Lithocarpus keningauensis is endemic to Borneo where it is known only from Sabah. [1] [2] Its habitat is forests up to 300 m (1,000 ft) elevation. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lithocarpus keningauensis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Soepadmo, E.; Julia, L.; Go, Rusea (2000). "Lithocarpus keningauensis S. Julia & Soepadmo". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 3. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 66. ISBN   983-2181-06-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2018.