Newly described oak from Sumatra could be vital for threatened orangutans

Mongabay
Dec 28, 2023, 6:47 am141 pts
A new species of oak tree has been described from deep in the forests of northern Sumatra and appears to be an important source of food for the Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s most threatened great ape. Named Lithocarpus tapanuliensis, the tree species is the first new oak identified on the island in more…

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