Lithocarpus clementianus

(King ex Hook.f.) A. Camus

FagaceaeSeeds/Nuts

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Nuts

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest. It grows up to 1,800 m above sea level.

Asia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A tree. It grows 36 m tall. The trunk is 70 cm across. The bark is brownish and cracked. The leaves are rough and 19 cm long. The acorns are purplish and round and 1.5 cm across.

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Lithocarpus clementianus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for Governor Cecil Clementi Smith of the Straits Settlements (former British territories in Malaya).

Names & Synonyms

Pasania clementiana (King ex Hook.f.) GambleQuercus clementiana King ex Hook.f.Synaedrys clementiana (King ex Hook.f.) Koidz.

References (1)

Castillo, C., 2013, The Archaeobotany of Khao Sam Kaeo and Phu Khao Thong: The Agriculture of Late Prehistoric Southern Thailand. Ph. D. thesis University College, London p 378

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