Lithocarpus elegans

Lithocarpus elegans is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet elegans is from the Latin meaning 'elegant', referring to the acorns and cupules. Lithocarpus elegans grows as a tree up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 70 cm (30 in). The greyish brown bark is fissured or lenticellate. The coriaceous leaves measure up to 17 cm (7 in) long. Its edible brown acorns are ovoid to roundish and measure up to 2.5 cm (1.0 in) across. Lithocarpus elegans grows naturally in the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and Malesia. Its habitat is dipterocarp to lower montane forests up to 1,500 m (5,000 ft) altitude. The timber is used locally as firewood and for charcoal.