Fagaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Lithocarpus celebicus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lithocarpus celebicus is an evergreen tree that can range in height from 10 - 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole has buttresses up to 100cm high and out; it can be 60 - 100cm in diameter and free of branches for up to 20 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild on a commercial scale for its wood[ 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. ]. Lithocarpus celebicus has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified.The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Eastern Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea

HabitatAn emergent or canopy tree, growing in forests mainly on clayey soils; at elevations from 20 - 1,200 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 ].