Lithocarpus fenestratus

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FagaceaeSeeds/Nuts

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds, Nuts

The seeds and nuts are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant. In Sikkim it grows between 800-2,000 m above sea level.

Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A tree. It grows 25-30 m tall. The new branches are hairy. The leaves are oval to sword shaped and 5-22 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. The flowering shoots are 18 cm long. The cups with fruit are in clusters of 3. The nut is a flattened round shape.

Names & Synonyms

Arkhaulo, Kamyin, Ta-en, Thitcha, Thit-e, Thitpayaung, Tsahkai

Quercus fenestrata Roxb.and others

References (3)

Fu, Yongneng, et al, 2003, Relocating Plants from Swidden Fallows to Gardens in Southwestern China. Economic Botany, 57(3): 389-402
Sharma, G., et al, 2016, Agrobiodiversity in the Sikkim Himalaya. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD Working Paper 2016/5 p 20 (As Quercus fenestrata)
Sundriyal, M. & Sundriyal, R. C., 2004, Structure, Phenology, Fruit Yield, and Future Prospects of some Prominent Wild Edible Plant Species of the Sikkim Himalaya, India. Journal of Ethnobiology 24(1): 113-138 (As Quercus fenestrata)

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Where to Find It

How to Identify

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