Fagaceae FAMILY

Lithocarpus pachyphyllus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lithocarpus pachyphyllus is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 25 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, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern and central China, Nepal, northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar

HabitatBroad-leaved evergreen and mixed forests, mixed mesophytic forests; at elevations from 800 - 3,200 metres[ 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. ].