Lithocarpus echinifer

Lithocarpus echinifer is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet echinifer means 'having straight spines', referring to the cupule.

Description

Lithocarpus echinifer grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to. The greyish brown bark is fissured or smooth. The coriaceous leaves measure up to long. Its brown acorns are almost hemispherical and measure up to across.

Distribution and habitat

Lithocarpus echinifer is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is dipterocarp forests up to altitude.