| Lithocarpus meijeri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Lithocarpus |
| Species: | L. meijeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithocarpus meijeri | |
Lithocarpus meijeri is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for the Dutch botanist Willem Meijer. [2]
Lithocarpus meijeri grows as a tree up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 100 cm (40 in). The reddish brown to greyish bark is smooth or fissured or scaly. Its coriaceous leaves measure up to 20 cm (8 in) long. The brown acorns are ovoid and measure up to 3 cm (1 in) long. [2]
Lithocarpus meijeri grows naturally in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest, including kerangas forest, to 1,100 m (4,000 ft) elevation. [2]
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Lithocarpus blumeanus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for the German-Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume.
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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.
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Lithocarpus gracilis is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet gracilis is from the Latin meaning "slender", referring to the twigs.
Lithocarpus havilandii is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for the British surgeon and naturalist George Darby Haviland.
Lithocarpus hallieri is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for the German botanist Johannes Gottfried Hallier.
Lithocarpus keningauensis is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for Keningau District in Sabah, to which the species is native.
Lithocarpus kochummenii is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for the botanist K. M. Kochummen.
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