Lithocarpus elegans

Lithocarpus elegans is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet elegans means 'elegant', referring to the acorns and cupules.

Description

Lithocarpus elegans grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to. The greyish brown bark is fissured or lenticellate. The coriaceous leaves measure up to long. Its edible brown acorns are ovoid to roundish and measure up to across.

Distribution and habitat

Lithocarpus elegans grows naturally in the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, and Malesia. Its habitat is dipterocarp to lower montane forests up to elevation.

Uses

The timber is used locally as firewood and for charcoal.