Lithocarpus sandakanensis

Botanical Description

Lithocarpus sandakanensis is an evergreen tree that can grow around 10 - 45 metres tall; the bole can be 15 - 90cm in diameter with small buttresses[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials. Lithocarpus sandakanensis is confined to eastern Sabah, and occurs in the Kabili-Sepilok and Pangi Forest Reserves. The population is not declining, but the Pangi Forest Reserve is surrounded by palm oil plantations where forest fires are a possible threat that could drive the species towards a higher threat category. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 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. ].