Quercus cornea
Lour.
FagaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Nuts, Seeds
The acorns are ground into a paste and mixed with corn flour to make cakes.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, China, Indochina,
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 tropical oak tree (Fagaceae family) producing edible acorns and nuts.
Notes
There are about 600 Quercus species.
Names & Synonyms
See Lithocarpus
References (6)
- Fl. cochinch. 2:572. 1790
- Glowinski, L., 1999, The Complete Book of Fruit Growing in Australia. Lothian. p 137
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 545
- Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 19
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 39
- Solomon, C., 2001, Encyclopedia of Asian Food. New Holland. p 2
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