Lithocarpus conocarpus (Oudem.)
Rehd., J. Arn. Arb. 1 (1919)
Latin for 'cone-shaped fruit'.
Synonyms
Cyclobalanus conocarpa (Oudem.) Oerst, Lithocarpus conocarpa
ssp. malaccensis A.Camus, Pasania conocarpa (Oudem.) Schottky,
Quercus conocarpa Oudem., Synaedrys conocarpa (Oudem.) Koidz.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 38 m tall and 54 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 2.5 mm long.
Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, hairy below, secondary venation looping
and conspicuous. Flowers ca. 2 mm diameter, white-yellow, placed in racemes.
Fruits ca. 16 mm long, green-yellow-brown, hairy nut with basal cupule.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga and sub-montane forests up to 1700
m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges with clay to sandy soils. In
secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, Central-
and East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Berangan.
