Lithocarpus andersonii is called as empenit batu and empili pipit in Iban ethnic, empenit padang and empenit jangkar in Malay, keraki boras in Bidayuh ethnic and tekaled in Melanau ethnic. It is a type of tree that can grow up to 30 m tall and 60 cm diameter with stilt roots that are occasionally present up to 1.8 m tall. The bark has a smooth surface and in brown colour as well as its inner bark, whilst having a yellowish heartwood. The leaves are broadly elliptic in shape. The texture of the leaf is leathery and smooth above. The male flowers are arranged in clusters of 2 to 3 along the rachis with acute perianth lobes while the female flowers are distributed singly along the rachis with obtuse perianth lobes. The saucer-shaped cupule is placed in solitary along the rachis and it contains one ovoid-shaped acorn with bony wall. Cupule encloses less than half of the acorn (Soepadmo & Saw, 2000).

Lithocarpus andersonii is endemic to Borneo but not known in Sabah. It is uncommon in Sarawak but distributed throughout Sibu, Kapit, Sarikei, Sri Aman and Kuching districts. This species can be found in primary and secondary peatswamp and kerangas forests at low altitude (Soepadmo & Saw, 2000).