Fagaceae FAMILY

Lithocarpus sogerensis

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lithocarpus sogerensis is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 36 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 100cm in diameter and free of branches for up to 15 metres[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 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 ]. The tree is a major exportable timber in New Guinea, where it is harvested from the wild on a commercial basis.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - northeastern New Guinea

HabitatA canopy tree in forests at elevations from 900 - 1,600 metres[ 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 ].