Fagus FAGACEAE 



Lithocarpus 



1. Fagus longipetiolata Seem. (R.M.149). Tree, to 25m.; fr. IX-X. China; locally 

 in An., Che., Hun., Hup., Ki. Forest. 



2. Fagus lucida Rehd. & Wils. (R.M.149). Tree, to 10m.; fr. IX. Central and 

 western China; locally in Hun. Forest. 



2. Castanea Mill. Chestnut UWM (Pan Li Shu) 



Deciduous: terminal bud wanting: staminate catkins erect: fr. an edible nut 

 wholly enclosed by a spiny bur. 8 species, in temperate parts of the northern 

 hemisphere; 4 in China. (The Latin name.) 



Key to the Species 

 Nuts usually 2-3 in one involucre, also usually broader than high : lvs. 

 pubescent beneath, or pilose on the veins. 



Lvs. without lepidote glands : nuts 2-3 cm. across : a tree 1 . C. mollissima 



Lvs. densely covered beneath with lepidote glands: nuts 1-1.5 cm. 



across : a shrub 2. C. seguinii 



Nuts solitary, usually higher than broad: lvs. glabrous 3. C. henryi 



1. Castanea mollissima Blume Chinese Chestnut ;f£|j| (Pan Li) (R.M.150). Tree, 

 to 20 m.; fls. whitish, V-VI. China, Korea; locally in Ki., Ku. Often planted for 

 its edible nuts. Fig. 55. 



2. Castanea seguinii Dode f^ (Mao Li; Themeda Chestnut) (R.M.151). Shrub or 

 tree, to 10 m.; fls. whitish, VI; fr. X. Eastern and central China ; locally in An., 

 Ki., Ku. Brushy slopes. 



3. Castanea henryi Rehd. & Wils. §f^ (Chui Li; Awl-tipped Chestnut) (R.M.152). 

 Tree, to 30m.; fls. V; fr. VIII. Central and western China; locally in An., Ki., 

 Ku. Woodland. 



3. Castanopsis Spach T^f^lH (K'u Chu Shu) 



Evergreen: terminal bud present: staminate catkins erect: nut ripening the second 

 season: involucre covered with spines, tubercles or transverse ridges. About 30 

 species, mostly in southern and eastern Asia, one in western North America; 20 in 

 China. (Greek: kastana, chestnut; and opsis, resemblance.) 



Key to the Species 



Involucre not spiny, and not wholly enclosing the nut at maturity 1. C. sclerophylla 



Involucre spiny, completely enclosing the nut at maturity 2. C. eyrei 



1. Castanopsis sclerophylla Schott Bitter Acorn Tree =gf{gj| (K'u Chu; Bitter Cas- 

 tanopsis) (R.M.162). Tree, to 15m.; fls. V. Eastern and central China; locally 

 in An., Ku. Mixed woods. 



2. Castanopsis eyrei (Champ.) Tutch. Sweet Acorn Tree f$$ (T'ien Chu; Sweet 

 Castanopsis) (Lee 298). Tree, to 20m. China; locally in An., Ki. Woodland. 



4. Lithocarpus Blume 7KV&W, (Shih Li Shu) 



Evergreen: staminate catkins erect: nut partly, sometimes almost wholly, enclosed 

 by a cup-like involucre; the scales often joined into concentric rings. About 100 

 species, in eastern Asia and western North America; 25 in China. (Greek: lithos, 

 stone; and carpos, fruit.) 



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