Lithocarpus clementianus

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Lithocarpus clementianus

Description

Tree 10-36 m, 30-70 cm ø; Branchlets initially angular, sparsely stellate hairy, later terete, glabrous, blackish brown, finely fissured; Leaves coriaceous, (10-)12-16(-20) by (3-)4-5(-7) cm (index 3-3½), broadest at or slightly below the middle; Inflorescence male, androgynous or mixed, densely yellowish brown, adpressed stellate hairy, subglabrescent;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sabah present, Sarawak present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present), Mt Kinabalu present, Pahang present, Penang present
Malesia: Malay Peninsula (Pahang; Penang), Borneo (Sarawak, scattered; Sabah: Mt Kinabalu, rather common).

Notes

Specimens from Borneo usually have thicker leaves than those from Malay Peninsula. The cupule and fruit are, however, very similar.

Citation

A. CAMUS 1954: p. 707. – In: Chênes. t. 391: 1-8
King 1889: p. 69. – In: Ann. R. Bot. Gard. Calc. t. 63 A
SOEPADMO 1970 – In: Reinwardtia. p 229
Corner 1940: Ways. Trees: 301. f. 96