Quercus elmeri

Quercus elmeri is a species of oak native to Borneo, Sumatra, and Peninsular Malaysia.^[1][2] It is placed in Quercus subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.^[3]

Quercus elmeri
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Subgenus:	Quercus subg. Cerris
Section:	Quercus sect. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:	Q. elmeri
Binomial name
Quercus elmeri Merr.

Description

Quercus elmeri is a large tree, growing up to 50 meters high.^[1]

Range and habitat

Quercus elmeri grows in lowland mixed dipterocarp rain forests and in submontane and lower montane forests on Sumatra, Borneo, and Peninsular Malaysia, from 150 to 1,800 metres elevation. It typically grows on basic and ultrabasic soils and on poor sandy soils on hillsides and ridges. It is an emergent tree in undisturbed forests, growing above the main canopy.^[1]