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Castanopsis cuspidata Schottky

Species

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Characteristics

A tree. It grows 24 m high. The leaves are narrow and pointed. The edges are smooth or slightly toothed. The young leaves are a coppery colour. They are nearly white underneath. The flowers are in yellow-green catkins. They are fragrant. The nuts are edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 10.0
Mature height (meter) 24.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Woods and ravines, especially near the sea in western China. Temperate, broad-leaved evergreen forests, also found in disturbed, primary and secondary forests and often co-dominant to dominant in laurel forests.
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It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 7-10.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The nuts are eaten boiled or roasted.
Uses charcoal material medicinal timber wood
Edible nuts seeds
Therapeutic use Ascites (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Castanopsis cuspidata world distribution map, present in Japan and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Conservation status

Castanopsis cuspidata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:358351-1
WFO ID wfo-0000813343
COL ID RNYD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pasania cuspidata f. pusilla Castanopsis cuspidata f. aurescens Castanopsis cuspidata f. variegata Lithocarpus cuspidatus Quercus cuspidata Pasaniopsis cuspidata Shiia cuspidata Synaedrys cuspidata Castanopsis cuspidata Pasania cuspidata Castanea fauriei Castanopsis cuspidata f. angustifolia Castanopsis cuspidata f. pusilla Castanopsis thunbergii Balanoplis serrata Castanopsis cuspidatus f. angustifolia Quercus cuspidata Pasania cuspidata var. thunbergii Quercus cuspidata var. angustifolia Quercus cuspidata var. latifolia Quercus cuspidata var. pusilla Quercus cuspidata var. variegata Pasania sieboldii var. pusilla Pasania sieboldii var. rotundifolia Castanopsis cuspidata var. thunbergii Shiia cuspidata var. muratae Castanopsis cuspidata f. latifolia Pasania cuspidata f. rotundifolia
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