Lithocarpus daphnoideus is a tree in the family Fagaceae. The specific epithet daphnoideus means "like Daphne", referring to the genus Daphne and its leaves.
Lithocarpus daphnoideus grows as a tree up to 24m (79feet) tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The greyish brown bark is smooth or fissured. The leaves measure up to long. Its dark brownish or red-brown acorns are conical or and measure up to across.
Lithocarpus daphnoideus grows naturally in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Java and Borneo. Its habitat is hill dipterocarp to lower montane forests up to elevation.