''Lithocarpus glaber'', the Japanese oak, is a tree species in the genus ''
Lithocarpus'' found in Japan, China and Taiwan.
Mitami Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is famous locally for its comparatively large population of Lithocarpus glaber, known as Shiribukagashi (尻深樫 シリブカガシ). In China, it is called ''ke'' (柯). In Cantonese, it is called ''Seklik'' (石櫟).
Condensed tannins from ''L. glaber'' leaves have been analysed through acid-catalyzed degradation in the presence of
cysteamine and have a potent free radical scavenging activity.
HPLC, NMR and MALDI-TOF MS analysis of condensed tannins from Lithocarpus glaber leaves with potent free radical scavenging activity. Liang Liang Zhang and Yi Ming Lin, 2008
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See also
* ''Quercus crispula
''Quercus crispula'', commonly known as mizunara from the Japanese, is a deciduous broad-leaved tree of the genus '' Quercus''. As ''Quercus mongolica'' var. ''crispula'', it is considered a variety of '' Mongolian oak'' by some authorities, '' - Japanese oak - 水楢
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glaber Glaber, a Latin word meaning ''bald'', may refer to :
* Arduin Glaber (died c. 977), the Count of Auriate from c. 935 and Margrave of Turin from c. 950
* Gaius Claudius Glaber, a Roman praetor in 73 BC. that failed to hem in Spartacus and his fell ...
Plants described in 1784
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