Fagaceae FAMILY

Lithocarpus dasystachyus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lithocarpus dasystachyus is an evergreen tree that can grow around 5 - 20 metres tall. The bole can be around 10 -30cm in diameter and stilt roots are occasionally present[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet , 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is jointly marketed with the wood of various other Lithocarpus and Quercus species under the trade name ‘mempening'[ 996 Title A Dictionary of Malaysian Timbers Publication Malayan Forest Records No. 30 Author Wong T.M. Website http://Elaeocarpaceae Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-29-1 Description A fairly comprehensive guide to Malaysian timbers, giving their properties and the main tree species from which they are obtained. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - throughout Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia (Kalimantan)

HabitatFrequent in kerangas and peatswamp forests, primary lowland forest on poor sandy, badly drained podzolized soil, also found in primary hill mixed dipterocarp forest on ultrabasic soils; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ].