Fagaceae FAMILY

Castanopsis tribuloides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Castanopsis tribuloides is an evergreen tree usually growing from 5 - 10 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 and probably also as a source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam

HabitatBroad-leaved evergreen forests; at elevations around 1,300 metres in western China[ 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. ]. Found at elevations up to 1,800 metres in the Himalayas[ 146 Title A Manual of Indian Timbers. Publication Author Gamble. J. S. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1972 ISBN - Description First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader. ].