Castanopsis piriformis
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Castanopsis piriformis is a species of tree fromthe beech family (Fagaceae) that occurs in Southeast Asia. Your nuts are edible.
features
Castanopsis piriformis is a tree .
The fruit cups (cupulae) are smooth, have no scales, just three to four wavy lines. The cupula completely encloses the only nut with the exception of the apical umbo. The acorns are pear-shaped, the nuts egg-shaped.
Flowering time is September to December. The fruit ripens from May to December.
Distribution and locations
The species occurs in Thailand , Indochina and Laos . It grows in deciduous Dipterocarpus - pine forests and in dry evergreen forest over sandstone at altitudes of 250 to 950 m.