Castanopsis lucida

Castanopsis lucida is a tree in the family Fagaceae. The specific epithet lucida is from the Latin meaning 'shining', referring to the leaf surface.

Description

Castanopsis lucida grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to. The brown bark is glabrescent, lenticellate, fissured or occasionally smooth. The coriaceous leaves measure up to long. Its ovoid nuts measure up to long.

Distribution and habitat

Castanopsis lucida grows naturally in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Its habitat is hill dipterocarp forests up to elevation.

Uses

The bark produces tannin. The nuts are considered edible.