Lithocarpus elegans

Lithocarpus elegans is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet "" is from the Latin meaning "elegant", referring to the acorns and cupules.
Description.
"Lithocarpus elegans" grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The greyish brown bark is fissured or lenticellate. The coriaceous leaves measure up to long. Its edible brown acorns are ovoid to roundish and measure up to across.
Distribution and habitat.
"Lithocarpus elegans" grows naturally in the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China and Malesia. Its habitat is dipterocarp to lower montane forests up to altitude.
Uses.
The timber is used locally as firewood and for charcoal.