Quercus cornea
Lour.
Fagaceae Edible: Nuts, Seeds
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Description
A tropical oak tree (Fagaceae family) producing edible acorns and nuts.
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Edible Uses
The acorns are ground into a paste and mixed with corn flour to make cakes.
Traditional Uses
The acorns are ground into a paste and mixed with corn flour to make cakes.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Indochina,
Notes
There are about 600 Quercus species.
Synonyms
See Lithocarpus
References (6)
- Fl. cochinch. 2:572. 1790
- Glowinski, L., 1999, The Complete Book of Fruit Growing in Australia. Lothian. p 137
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 545
- Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 19
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 39
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- Solomon, C., 2001, Encyclopedia of Asian Food. New Holland. p 2
