Biology:Lithocarpus cantleyanus

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Short description: Species of tree

Lithocarpus cantleyanus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Lithocarpus
Species:
L. cantleyanus
Binomial name
Lithocarpus cantleyanus
(King ex Hook.f.) Rehder[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Pasania cantleyana (King ex Hook.f.) Gamble
  • Quercus cantleyana King ex Hook.f.
  • Synaedrys cantleyana (King ex Hook.f.) Koidz.

Lithocarpus cantleyanus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for a superintendent of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Nathaniel Cantley.[2]

Description

Lithocarpus cantleyanus grows as a tree up to 36 metres (120 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 70 cm (30 in). The greyish brown bark is scaly or fissured or lenticellate. The coriaceous leaves measure up to 16 cm (6 in) long. Its brown acorns are ovoid and measure up to 2 cm (0.8 in) across.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Lithocarpus cantleyanus grows naturally in Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo.[1][2] Its habitat is hill dipterocarp forests up to 900 m (3,000 ft) altitude.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15317542 entry