Lithocarpus bancanus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet is from the Latin, meaning "of Bangka" (an island east of Sumatra).

Description

Lithocarpus bancanus grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The yellowish to greyish brown bark is smooth to scaly. The leaves measure up to long. Its brownish acorns are ovoid to roundish and measure up to long.

Lithocarpus bancanus

Distribution and habitat

Lithocarpus bancanus grows naturally in Thailand, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. Its habitat is hill dipterocarp and sometimes peat swamp forests up to elevation.

Lithocarpus bancanus

References

bancanus

Trees of Thailand

Trees of Borneo

Trees of Peninsular Malaysia

Trees of Sumatra

Plants described in 1870

Flora of the Borneo lowland rain forests

Lithocarpus bancanus