Castanopsis mekongensis

A. Camus

Fagaceae Edible: Seed, Nuts 6 iNaturalist observations

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Description

An evergreen tree. It grows 20 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval and 15-25 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. They taper to the tip. The seeds or nuts are oblong and 15-20 mm across. They are in a capsule that is round and 5-6 cm across.

Edible Uses

The seeds or nuts are eaten raw or roasted.

Traditional Uses

The seed or nut is eaten raw. It is also roasted.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in Yunnan in China. It grows in forest between 600-2,000 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Indochina, Laos, SE Asia,

Synonyms

Castanopsis fohaiensis HuCastanopsis lantsangensis HuCastanopsis wangii Hu

References (2)

Ghorbani, A., et al, 2012, A comparison of the wild food plant use knowledge of ethnic minorities in Naban River Watershed Nature Reserve, Yunnan, SW China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 8:17
Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56