Chinquapin or chinkapin may refer to:

Plants

* Chinquapin or chinkapin, any of the shrubs in the genus ''

Castanopsis ''Castanopsis'', commonly called chinquapin or chinkapin, is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the beech family, Fagaceae. The genus contains about 140 species, which are today restricted to tropical and subtropical eastern Asia. A total o ...

'' * Chinquapin or chinkapin, any of the several trees and shrubs in the genus ''

Chrysolepis ''Chrysolepis'' is a small genus of plants in the family Fagaceae, endemic to the western United States. Its two species have the common name chinquapin. The genus occurs from western Washington south to the Transverse Ranges in Southern Califo ...

'' * Chinquapin or chinkapin, some of the species in the chestnut genus ''Castanea'' **American chinquapin, '' Castanea pumila'', a dwarf chestnut native to southeastern quarter of the U.S. * Chinkapin oak (''

Quercus muehlenbergii ''Quercus muehlenbergii'', the chinquapin (or chinkapin) oak, is a deciduous species of tree in the white oak group (''Quercus'' sect. ''Quercus''). The species was often called ''Quercus acuminata'' in older literature. ''Quercus muehlenbergii ...

''), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chinkapins * Dwarf chinkapin oak (''

Quercus prinoides ''Quercus prinoides'', commonly known as dwarf chinkapin oak, dwarf chinquapin oak, dwarf chestnut oak or scrub chestnut oak, is a shrubby, clone-forming oak native to central-eastern North America. Description The dwarf chinkapin oak is a ...

''), a closely related, more shrubby oak species * Water-chinquapin, a name for the water plant ''

Nelumbo lutea ''Nelumbo lutea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Nelumbonaceae. Common names include American lotus, yellow lotus, water-chinquapin, and volée. It is native to North America. The botanical name ''Nelumbo lutea'' Willd. is the ...

'', American lotus * Chinquapin rose, a name for ''

Rosa roxburghii Rosa or De Rosa may refer to: People *Rosa (given name) * Rosa (surname) *Santa Rosa (female given name from Latin-a latinized variant of Rose) Places *223 Rosa, an asteroid * Rosa, Alabama, a town, United States *Rosa, Germany, in Thuringia, G ...

'', an old Chinese rose

Places

Chinquapin, California Chinquapin, elevation 6000 ft, is at the intersection of Glacier Point and Wawona roads Chinquapin (also, Chincapin and Chinkapin) is a former settlement in Mariposa County, California. It was located north-northwest of Wawona. It is located wit ...

, a former settlement in Mariposa County, California *

Chinquapin, North Carolina Chinquapin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located adjacent to the Northeast Cape Fear River in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 86 ...

, a community in Duplin County, North Carolina * Chinquapin, Texas,

Matagorda County, Texas Matagorda County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,255. Its county seat is Bay City, not to be confused with the larger Baytown in Harris and Chambers Counties. Matagorda County is ...

Institutions

* Chinquapin Preparatory School, a school in Highlands, Texas * Chinquapin Middle School, a school in

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Other uses

*, a ship in the US Navy * Chinquapin Parish, a fictional parish in Louisiana and the setting for the 1987 play '' Steel Magnolias'' * Chinquapin, a name for the redear sunfish (''Lepomis microlophus'') * ''Chinquapin'' (newsletter), newsletter of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

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