Lithocarpus luteus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is endemic to Borneo.
The species was first described by Engkik Soepadmo in 1970. The specific epithet luteus means 'golden yellow', referring to the acorn's indumentum.
Description Lithocarpus luteus grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to and buttresses measuring up to high. The reddish brown bark is fissured to scaly and lenticellate. Its coriaceous leaves measure up to long. The brown acorns are ovoid to roundish, covered in golden yellow hairs, and measure up to across.
Distribution and habitat Lithocarpus luteus is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp to montane forests from to elevation.
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