''Castanopsis tribuloides'' is a species of flowering plant in the beech family
Fagaceae
The Fagaceae are a family of flowering plants that includes beeches, chestnuts and oaks, and comprises eight genera with about 927 species. Fagaceae in temperate regions are mostly deciduous, whereas in the tropics, many species occur as evergre ...
, native to the Himayalas and higher areas of mainland Southeast Asia.
In Vietnam it is cultivated for its edible nuts, and in India it is coppiced for firewood.
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tribuloides
Flora of West Himalaya
Flora of Nepal
Flora of East Himalaya
Flora of Assam (region)
Flora of Bangladesh
Flora of Tibet
Flora of South-Central China
Flora of Indo-China
Plants described in 1863
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