Castanopsis densinervia

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Castanopsis densinervia

Description

Tree, 12-36 m by 35-50 cm ø. Branchlets initially with dense reddish brown adpressed stellate tomentum and woolly stellate hairs, glabrescent, sturdy with short internodes, greyish black, with sparse but large lenticels; Leaves thick-coriaceous, 6-17 by 3-8 cm (index 1.9-3), widest mostly below the middle to rarely above; Stipules (not known) leaving distinct scars. Fruit solitary, reniform or ovoid, base rounded, top acute, 2-2½ cm;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sabah present), Mt Kemul present, Mt Kinabalu present, Mt Lamaku in the Crocker Range present, NE. Kalimantan present, W. Kutei present
Malesia: Borneo (Sabah: Mt Kinabalu; Mt Lamaku in the Crocker Range; NE. Kalimantan: Mt Kemul in W. Kutei).