Lithocarpus macphailii

Lithocarpus macphailii
Systematics
	Rosids
	Eurosiden I
Order :	Beech-like (Fagales)
Family :	Beech family (Fagaceae)
Genre :	Lithocarpus
Type :	Lithocarpus macphailii
Scientific name
	Lithocarpus macphailii
	( MRHend. ) Rehder

Lithocarpus macphailii is aspecies of tree fromthe beech family (Fagaceae) that occurs in Southeast Asia .

features

Lithocarpus macphailii is an evergreen tree .

The fruit cup (cupula) is pot-shaped. It encloses four fifths of the nut . Two to six clear horizontal, thread-like lines can be seen on the surface.

Flowering and fruit ripening take place in July and August.

Distribution and locations

The species occurs in Thailand , Malaysia ( Kalimantan ) and Indonesia . It grows in tropical evergreen lowland forests at 100 to 250 m above sea level.

Systematics

Murray Ross Henderson described the species in 1930 under the taxon Pasania macphailii . In 1945 Euphemia Cowan Barnett classified the species with the taxon Lithocarpus macphailii, which is valid today, in the genus Lithocarpus .

Individual evidence

↑ In: Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 5, pp. 76, 1930. See Pasania macphailii at KewChecklist.
↑ In: Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinb. 34, p. 178, 1944. See Lithocarpus macphailii at KewChecklist.

supporting documents

Chamlong Phengklai: A synoptic account of the Fagaceae of Thailand . Thai Forest Bulletin 2006, Volume 34, pp. 53-175. ISSN 0495-3843

[1] In: Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 5, pp. 76, 1930. See Pasania macphailii at KewChecklist.

[2] In: Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinb. 34, p. 178, 1944. See Lithocarpus macphailii at KewChecklist.