Castanopsis costata
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Castanopsis costata is aspecies of tree fromthe beech family (Fagaceae) that occurs in Southeast Asia . Your nuts are edible.
features
Castanopsis costata is a tree . The leaves are entire.
The fruit cups (cupulae) are studded with simple spikes. The spines are curved, irregular, not close together, so that the skin of the fruit cup remains visible. They are straight at the base and curved inwards towards the fruit cup at the top. The fruit cups rarely open. The nuts are formed individually or up to four, they are flattened at the base and hairy silver.
Flowering time is February to June, the fruits are ripe between April and October.
Distribution and locations
The species occurs in Thailand , Malaysia and Indonesia . It grows in the evergreen lowland rain wall, in lower mountain forests, near rivers on granite or sandstone subsoil. It occurs at altitudes of 75 to 1700 m, but mostly between 200 and 300 m.