Castanopsis cuspidata

Taxobox
name = "Castanopsis cuspidata"

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fagales
familia = Fagaceae
genus = "Castanopsis"
species = "C. cuspidata"
binomial = "Castanopsis cuspidata"
binomial_authority = (Thunb.) Schottky
synonyms ="Pasania cuspidata" (Thunb.) Oerst.
"Pasaniopsis cuspidata" (Thunb.) Kudô
"Quercus cuspidata" Thunb.

"Castanopsis cuspidata" (Japanese Chinquapin; Japanese shii, ) 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.

Its dead wood serves as host to many mushroom types, including the eponymous "shiitake".

External links

* [http://www.kew.org/wcb_servlet/checklist?id=1637&query_type=by_id Kew Checklist: "Castanopsis cuspidata"]
* [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Castanopsis+cuspidata Plants for a Future: "Castanopsis cuspidata"]