🌿 Family

Fagaceae

182 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fagales › Fagaceae

Quercus tomentella Engelm.

Quercus tomentella Engelm., the island oak, is a relict oak species native to six California and Baja California islands.

Quercus cedrosensis C.H.Mull.

Quercus cedrosensis (Cedros Island oak) is a vulnerable Fagaceae oak native to northwestern Mexico and southern California.

Castanea ozarkensis Ashe

Castanea ozarkensis (Ozark chinkapin) is a North American native chestnut tree that produces edible nuts for people and wildlife.

Fagus hayatae Palib. ex Hayata

Fagus hayatae (Taiwan beech) is the only native beech of Taiwan, with differing records of its distribution.

Fagus crenata Blume

Fagus crenata Blume is a beech species endemic to Japan, with edible ripe nuts and uses for timber and bonsai.

Lithocarpus hystrix (Korth.) Rehder

Lithocarpus hystrix is a tree native to parts of Southeast Asia that grows in upland mixed dipterocarp to montane forests.

Lithocarpus glaber (Thunb.) Nakai

Lithocarpus glaber is a Fagaceae tree found in East Asia, whose leaf condensed tannins have potent free radical scavenging activity.

Lithocarpus edulis (Makino) Nakai

Lithocarpus edulis, or Japanese stone oak, is an evergreen flowering tree native to Japan and the Ryukyu Islands, grown ornamentally with edible bitter nuts.

Lithocarpus amygdalifolius (Skan) Hayata

Lithocarpus amygdalifolius is a flowering tree in the beech family, native to parts of China and Vietnam.

Castanopsis kawakamii Hayata

Castanopsis kawakamii is a Fagaceae plant found in China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, threatened by habitat loss.

Castanopsis indica (Roxb. ex Lindl.) A.DC.

Castanopsis indica is a nearly evergreen tree native from Nepal and Bhutan to Taiwan with edible nuts and useful wood.

Castanopsis sieboldii (Makino) Hatus.

Castanopsis sieboldii is an evergreen Fagaceae tree native to Japan and Korea that hosts many associated species.

Castanopsis fissa (Champ. ex Benth.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson

Castanopsis fissa is a large evergreen Fagaceae tree native to East and Southeast Asia, used for reforestation and historically as food.

Castanopsis fargesii Franch.

Castanopsis fargesii Franch. is a 10-30 m tall evergreen tree native to China, with edible nuts and useful wood and bark.

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