Castanopsis acuminatissima

Castanopsis acuminatissima is an endemic tree species in Southeast Asia from the beech family ( Fagaceae ). Your nuts are edible. As a pioneer plant, it can be used for reforestation.

Features

Castanopsis acuminatissima is a tree. The leaves are cut in the upper half.

The fruit cup ( cupulae ) are occupied with simple spines. The spines are curved, irregular, not close texture, so that the fruit cups skin is visible. The fruit cup is always open. The nuts are formed singly or up to fourth, they are ovoid or flattened on one long side, sometimes compressed. You are bald.

Dissemination and locations

The species occurs in Thailand, Myanmar, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan and New Guinea. It grows in lowland rain forest in low-lying mountain forests, in mixed deciduous forests on granite or sandstone.

Documents

• Cham Long Phengklai: A synoptic account of the Fagaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin 2006, Volume 34, pp. 53-175, ISSN 0495-3843

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