Fagaceae FAMILY

Lithocarpus glaber

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lithocarpus glaber is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 15 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southeastern China, central and southern Japan.

HabitatMixed mesophytic forests, frequent on sunny slopes; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]