Lithocarpus platycarpus
Species of tree
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Lithocarpus platycarpus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Lithocarpus |
| Species: | L. platycarpus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithocarpus platycarpus | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
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]
