Lithocarpus platycarpus

Lithocarpus platycarpus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Lithocarpus
Species:
L. platycarpus
Binomial name
Lithocarpus platycarpus
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyclobalanus platycarpa (Blume) Oerst.
  • Quercus platycarpa Blume
  • Synaedrys platycarpa (Blume) Koidz.

Lithocarpus platycarpus is a species of flowering plant in the family Fagaceae. It is a tree native to western and south-central Java, Peninsular Malaysia, and Peninsular Thailand,[2] where it grows in lowland rain forest. It is an endangered species threatened by habitat loss and illegal logging.[1]

The species was first described as Quercus platycarpa by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1829. In 1919 Alfred Rehder placed the species in genus Lithocarpus as L. platycarpus.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Lithocarpus platycarpus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T31997A9669039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31997A9669039.en. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lithocarpus platycarpus (Blume) Rehder". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
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