Castanopsis formosana Hayata

Species

Angiosperms > Fagales > Fagaceae > Castanopsis

Characteristics

An evergreen tree. It grows to 25 m tall. The trunk is 60 cm across. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 8-10 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The leaves are silvery grey underneath. The flowers are small. The male and female flowers are separate. The fruit is a solitary nut. It is 1.5 cm long by 1.2 cm wide.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in tropical evergreen broad-leaved forest. It grows below 500-600 m altitude.
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Usage

The seed are eaten.
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Edible fruits nuts seeds
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Distribution

Castanopsis formosana world distribution map, present in Taiwan, Province of China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:358365-1
WFO ID wfo-0000813820
COL ID RNZ6
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Synonyms

Castanopsis formosana Castanopsis tribuloides var. formosana