Fagaceae FAMILY

Lithocarpus hystrix

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lithocarpus hystrix is an evergreen tree that can grow from 10 - 36 metres tall. The bole can be from 20 - 90cm in diameter[ 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 local use as a source of materials

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatera, Kalimantan)

HabitatFound on yellow, sandy-clay soils in lowland mixed dipterocarp forest to lower montane forest, at elevations from 300 - 1,300 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. ].