Lithocarpus megalophyllus

Rehder and E. H. Wilson

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.

Asia, China,

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 15-25 m tall. The leaves are oval and 14-30 cm long by 6-13 cm wide. The fruiting body is 10-14 cm. There is a cup shaped body enclosing the nut. The nut is cone shaped and 2.4-2.8 cm long by 2-2.5 cm wide.

Names & Synonyms

Lithocarpus pleiocarpus A. CamusQuercus mairei H. Lev.

References (1)

Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56

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