Castanopsis purpurea
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Castanopsis purpurea is a species of tree fromthe beech family (Fagaceae) that occurs in Southeast Asia. The nuts are edible.
features
Castanopsis purpurea is a tree .
The fruit cups (cupulae) are covered with branched spines . They partially cover the skin of the fruit cup and are densely hairy. The fruit cups have a diameter including spikes of at least four centimeters. They are entire and covered in the inner area with soft, velvety white hair. The fruit stalk is two to five millimeters long.
Flowering time is February to November, mostly March to August. The fruit ripens from July to October.
Distribution and locations
The species is endemic to Thailand . It grows in lowland rainforests, deeper mountain forests, dry evergreen forests and mixed deciduous forests, often on rivers at 50 to 1300 m above sea level, mostly at 200 to 800 m.