Quercus elmeri Merr.,
Pl. El. Born. (1929)
Named after A.D.E. Elmer [1870-?], an American botanist and plant trader.
Description
Emergent tree up to 56 m tall and 83 cm dbh. Stipules ca. 6 mm long. Leaves
alternate, simple, penni-veined, petioles and lower surface hairy to densely
hairy, margin usually toothed. Flowers ca. 3 mm diameter, brownish, placed in
racemes. Fruits ca. 31 mm diameter, brown, nut with basal cupule.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1800 m
altitude. Mostly on hillsides and ridges. Found on poor ultrabasic and sandy
soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West- and
East-Kalimantan).
Local names
Borneo: Empili.
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