Lithocarpus bancanus is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet Latin: bancanus is from the Latin, meaning "of Bangka" (an island east of Sumatra).
Lithocarpus bancanus grows as a tree up to 25m (82feet) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 50cm (20inches). The yellowish to greyish brown bark is smooth to scaly. The leaves measure up to 14cm (06inches) long. Its brownish acorns are ovoid to roundish and measure up to 21NaN1 long.
Lithocarpus bancanus grows naturally in Thailand, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. Its habitat is hill dipterocarp and sometimes peat swamp forests up to 900m (3,000feet) elevation.