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Castanopsis cuspidata
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Castanopsis
Species: C. cuspidata
Binomial name
Castanopsis cuspidata
(Thunb.) Schottky
Synonyms

Pasania cuspidata (Thunb.) Oerst.
Pasaniopsis cuspidata (Thunb.) Kudô
Quercus cuspidata Thunb.

Castanopsis cuspidata (Japanese chinquapin; Japanese tsuburajii, 円椎) is a species of Castanopsis native to southern Japan and southern Korea.

It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 20–30 m tall, related to beech and oak. The leaves are 5–9 cm long and 2–4 cm broad, leathery in texture, with an entire or irregularly toothed margin. It grows in woods and ravines, especially near the sea.

The cotyledon of the nut is eaten boiled or roasted.

Its dead wood serves as host to many mushroom types, most notably the shiitake, whose Japanese name (椎茸) is composed of shii (椎, the Castanopsis tree), and take (茸, "mushroom").

Gallery

  • Bark of base of mature tree Bark of base of mature tree
  • Tall trunk of mature tree Tall trunk of mature tree
  • Slender, fountain-like canopy of mature specimen, viewed from beneath Slender, fountain-like canopy of mature specimen, viewed from beneath
  • Mature, deep green leaves Mature, deep green leaves
  • Flowering shoots Flowering shoots
  • Closeup of slender inflorescences Closeup of slender inflorescences
  • Edible seeds/nuts Edible seeds/nuts
  • Preserved specimen from herbarium, with descriptive notes Preserved specimen from herbarium, with descriptive notes
  • Dead trunk, with fruiting bodies of shiitake Dead trunk, with fruiting bodies of shiitake

References

  1. Barstow, M. (2018). "Castanopsis cuspidata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN: e.T62004530A62004533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T62004530A62004533.en.
  2. Wasser S. (2004). "Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)". In Coates PM; Blackman M; Cragg GM; White JD; Moss J; Levine MA. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements. CRC Press. pp. 653–64. ISBN 978-0-8247-5504-1.

External links

  • "WCSP". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. (enter "Castanopsis cuspidata" in search box).
Taxon identifiers
Castanopsis cuspidata
Quercus cuspidata


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