Fagaceae FAMILY

Lithocarpus pseudokunstleri

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lithocarpus pseudokunstleri is an evergreen tree that can grow around 10 - 25 metres tall. The bole can be 20 - 60cm in diameter with buttresses around 50 - 100cm high, 30 - 50cm out and 6cm thick[ 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 harvested from the wild for its wood, which is jointly marketed with 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 - Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak), Indonesia (Kalimantan)

HabitatPrimary hill mixed dipterocarp forest to lower montane forest, occasionally also in peat-swamp forest, on sandy clay and sandy loam soils; at elevations from sea-level up to 1,500 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 ].