Lithocarpus edulis

Taxobox
name = "Lithocarpus edulis"
status =

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Lithocarpus edulis", Kantō region, Japan
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fagales
familia = Fagaceae
genus = "Lithocarpus"
species = "L. edulis"
binomial = "Lithocarpus edulis"
binomial_authority =

"Lithocarpus edulis" (common name, Japanese Stone Oak) is a species of stone-oak native to Japan. It is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres tall. The nuts are edible for people but taste bitter. The nuts contain tannins, however soaking them in water removes them. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant.

External links

* " [http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Lithocarpus+edulis Lithocarpus edulis database] "

* " [http://www.dendroimage.de/1942.htm Lithocarpus edulis picture] "