Quercus aquifolioides

Rehder & E. H. Wilson

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Nut

The nut kernels are eaten fresh and used for making wine.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. In Yunnan.

Asia, China,

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How to Identify

A temperate tree in the oak family, native to Yunnan.

Wikipedia

Source ↗

Quercus aquifolioides is a species of oak native to south-central China and Tibet. It is in the subgenus Cerris, section Ilex. It is a shrub or small tree adapted to high elevations.

References (1)

Zhang, L., et al, 2016, Ethnobotanical study of traditional edible plants used by the Naxi people during droughts. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12:39

What to Eat

Where to Find It

How to Identify

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