Quercus elmeri is a species of oak native to Borneo, Sumatra, and Peninsular Malaysia.Quercus elmeri Merr. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 27 March 2023. It is placed in Quercus subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.
Description Quercus elmeri is a large tree, growing up to 50 meters high.
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.
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