Lithocarpus thomsonii

(Miqu.) Rehder

Lu xi ke

Fagaceae Edible: Seeds, Nuts 6 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A tree. It grows to 8-10 m high. Many plant parts are covered with very small, grey hairs. The leaf stalk is less than 1 cm long. The leaf blade is oval or oblong and 9-20 cm long by 4-6.5 cm wide. The male flower stalks occur singly in the axils of leaves. They are 5-10 cm long. The female flowering stalks are 5-10 cm long. The cups occur in clusters of 3. They are 1.5-1.8 cm across. The outside in densely covered with grey hairs. The nut is 1.3-1.4 cm long by 1.4-1.6 cm wide.

Edible Uses

The seeds and nuts are edible.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in broadleaved evergreen forest between 800-3000 m altitude in southern China.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

Notes

There are about 300 Lithocarpus species.

Synonyms

Quercus thomsonii MiquelPasania thomsonii (Miquel) Hickel & A CamusQuercus turbinata Roxb.1832 not Blume 1825Synaedrys thomsonii (Miqu.) Koidzumi

Also Known As

Thit-e

References (4)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 651
Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 333
Huang Chengjiu, Zhang Yongtian, Bartholomew, B., Fagaceae, Flora of China.
J. Arnold Arbor. 1:132. 1919