Castanopsis ferox
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Castanopsis ferox is aspecies of tree fromthe beech family (Fagaceae) that occurs in Southeast Asia . The nuts are edible.
features
Castanopsis ferox is a tree . The leaves are lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, rarely elliptical or ovate.
The fruit cups (cupulae) are studded with simple spikes . The spines are straight, close together and completely cover the surface of the fruit cup. The fruit cups, including the spines, are a maximum of four centimeters in diameter, usually 2.5 to 4 centimeters. On the adaxial side and the opposite side of young fruit cups there is consistently irregular hair .
Flowering time is from March to December, mostly in December. The fruit ripens from February to December, mostly in December.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24.
Distribution and locations
The species occurs in Thailand , India , Bangladesh , Myanmar , Laos and Vietnam . It grows in deeper mountain forests at 820 to 1650 m above sea level, mostly at 1200 to 1400 m.
Systematics
Castanopsis ferox (Roxb.) Spach has the synonyms: Quercus ferox Roxb. and Castanopsis tribuloides var. ferox (Roxb.) King ex Hook.f. non short .
literature
- Chamlong Phengklai: A synoptic account of the Fagaceae of Thailand . Thai Forest Bulletin 2006, Volume 34, pp. 53-175, ISSN 0495-3843
Individual evidence
- ↑ Castanopsis tribuloides var. Ferox at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis