Castanopsis inermis
berangan All states except Malacca. Sumatra. Fruit can be eaten after cooking.
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![]() gertak tangga Common in lowlands of Malaya, except for Penang, Perlis. Borneo. Malay name from the creaking
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Lithocarpus eichleri
mempening Perak, Selangor, Johor. Sumatra. Often in swamps. Rare. 8-15 pairs secondary nerves, tertiaries ladder like. Cupule saucer shaped. Fr Tunas Harapan 6.2012. |
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Lithocarpus elegans mempening India, Indo-China, Malesia. Wide ranging, variable sp., shiny fawn |
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Lithocarpus lucidus mempening Sumatra, Borneo, all states Malaya. Common. Lat. fr. shiny acorns |
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Lithocarpus maingayi
mempening Endemic in Malaya, in hill forest above 1,000 ft. Cupule completely encloses fruit. Fr Tunas Harapan 6.2012 |
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Lithocarpus rassa rasa Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo. To 25m, but shorter with increasing altitude. Leaf blade 1-5″ long; fruit spikes up to 3″ long; cup half inch wide, broader than long. From mountains to coast. |
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Lithocarpus wallichianus mempening Gr. lithos-stone, carpos-fruit. Big tree, Peninsula Siam, Malaya, Sumatra. Flat cup shaped fruit encases acorn. Distinguished from Quercus by erect spikes, leaf stalk thickening, entire leaf margins, bisexual inflorescences. |
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Quercus gemelliflora
mempening Lat. oak. Sumatra, Borneo, Malaya exc. Perlis. Terminal buds in rows of scales, leaves spiral margin toothed, esp. towards apex. 400 spp. in tropics and north temp., Malaya 8 spp. This sp. underside of leaves glabrous. Tree to 30m. Bole oft. fluted & hooped. 2m buttresses steep & thick. |
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Quercus spp. mempening Oak, 400spp world wide, 8 in Malaya where they are forest trees that seldom reach the canopy. Distinguished by acorns. |
- Family Euphorbiaceae
- Family Gentianaceae