Lithocarpus elegans

Lithocarpus elegans is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet elegans means 'elegant', referring to the acorns and cupules.

Description
Lithocarpus elegans grows as a tree up to 30 m tall with a trunk diameter of up to 70 cm. The greyish brown bark is fissured or lenticellate. The coriaceous leaves measure up to 17 cm long. Its edible brown acorns are ovoid to roundish and measure up to 2.5 cm across.

Distribution and habitat
Lithocarpus elegans grows naturally in the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, and Malesia. Its habitat is dipterocarp to lower montane forests up to 1500 m elevation.

Uses
The timber is used locally as firewood and for charcoal.