The Fagaceae of China
On these pages you will find information on the species of Fagaceae found in China. Six genera occur within China, with an estimated total of 277 species (Castanea: 3; Castanopsis: 55; Fagus: 4; Lithocarpus: 105; Quercus: 109; Trigonobalanus: 1). Many species are important timber trees for local use, but only few species are cultivated commercially. Nuts of Fagus, Castanea, some Lithocarpus and most Castanopsis species are edible, and oil is extracted from the nuts of Fagus. Locally, nuts of the larger-fruited species are often collected for bracelets and necklaces. The nuts of the majority of species contain copious amounts of tannin soluble in water. Members of the Fagaceae family are often one of the main elements of both broad-leaved evergreen and mixed mesophytic forests between 500-3200 m. The three main genera have partially overlapping altitudinal ranges, with Quercus extending from lowland to the highest elevations, in contrast to Lithocarpus (lowland-mid elevation) and Castanopsis (mostly mid elevation).
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Castanea
Castanea henryi (Skan) Rehder & E.H.Wilson Read more
Castanea mollissima Blume Read more
Castanea seguinii Dode Read more
North Yunnan
Castanopsis
Castanopsis acuminatissima (Blume) A.DC. Read more
Castanopsis amabilis W.C.Cheng & C.S.Chao Read more
Castanopsis annamensis Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis argyrophylla King ex Hook.f. Read more
Castanopsis boisii Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis calathiformis (Skan) Rehder & E.H.Wilson Read more
Castanopsis carlesii (Hemsl.) Hayata Read more
Castanopsis ceratacantha Rehder & E.H.Wilson Read more
Castanopsis cerebrina (Hickel & A.Camus) Barnett Read more
Castanopsis chinensis (Spreng.) Hance Read more
Castanopsis choboensis Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis chunii W.C.Cheng Read more
Castanopsis clarkei King ex Hook.f. Read more
Castanopsis concinna (Champ. ex Benth.) A.DC. Read more
Castanopsis crassifolia Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis cryptoneuron (H.L?v.) A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis delavayi Franch. Read more
Castanopsis densispinosa Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen Read more
Castanopsis diversifolia (Kurz) King ex Hook.f. Read more
Castanopsis echinocarpa Miq. Read more
Castanopsis eyrei (Champ. ex Benth.) Hutch. Read more
Castanopsis faberi Hance Read more
Castanopsis fargesii Franch. Read more
Castanopsis ferox (Roxb.) Spach Read more
Castanopsis fissa (Champ. ex Benth.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson Read more
Castanopsis fleuryi Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis fordii Hance Read more
Castanopsis formosana (Skan) Hayata Read more
Castanopsis hupehensis C.S.Chao Read more
Castanopsis indica (Roxb. ex Lindl.) A.DC. Read more
Castanopsis jinpingensis J.Q.Li & Li Chen Read more
Castanopsis jucunda Hance Read more
Castanopsis kawakamii Hayata Read more
Castanopsis kweichowensis Hu Read more
Castanopsis lamontii Hance Read more
Castanopsis malipoensis C.C.Huang ex J.Q.Li & Li Chen Read more
Castanopsis mekongensis A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis neocavaleriei A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis oblonga Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen Read more
Castanopsis orthacantha Franch. Read more
Castanopsis ouonbiensis Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis platyacantha Rehder & E.H.Wilson Read more
Castanopsis purpurella (Miq.) N.P.Balakr. Read more
Castanopsis remotidenticulata Hu Read more
Castanopsis rockii A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis rufotomentosa Hu Read more
Castanopsis tcheponensis Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis tessellata Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis tibetana Hance Read more
Castanopsis tonkinensis Seemen Read more
Castanopsis tribuloides (Sm.) A.DC. Read more
Castanopsis trinervis (H.Lév.) A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis wattii (King ex Hook.f.) A.Camus Read more
Castanopsis xichouensis C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Castanopsis sclerophylla (Lindl. & Paxton) Schottky Read more
Guangxi
Fagus
Fagus engleriana Seemen ex Diels Read more
Fagus hayatae Palib. ex Hayata Read more
Fagus lucida Rehder & E.H.Wilson Read more
Fagus sinensis Oliv. Read more
Yunnan
Lithocarpus
Lithocarpus amoenus W.Y.Chun & C.C.Huang Read more
Lithocarpus amygdalifolius (Skan) Hayata Read more
Lithocarpus apricus C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus arcaulus (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus attenuatus (Skan) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus bacgiangensis (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus balansae (Drake) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus blaoensis (A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus bonnetii (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus brevicaudatus (Skan) Hayata Read more
Lithocarpus calolepis Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen Read more
Lithocarpus calophyllus Chun ex C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus carolinae (Skan ex Dunn) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus chienchuanensis Hu Read more
Lithocarpus chifui Chun & Tsiang Read more
Lithocarpus chrysocomus Chun & Tsiang Read more
Lithocarpus cinereus W.Y.Chun & C.C.Huang Read more
Lithocarpus cleistocarpus (Seemen) Rehder & E.H.Wilson Read more
Lithocarpus confinis S.H.Huang ex Y.C.Hsu & H.W.Jen Read more
Lithocarpus corneus (Lour.) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus craibianus Barnett Read more
Lithocarpus crassifolius A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus cryptocarpus A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus cyrtocarpus (Drake) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus damiaoshanicus C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus dealbatus (Hook.f. & Thomson ex Miq.) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus ducampii (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus echinophorus (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus echinotholus (Hu) H.Y.Chun & Huang ex Y.C.Hsu & H.W.Jen Read more
Lithocarpus elegans (Blume) Hatus. ex Soepadmo Read more
Lithocarpus elizabethiae (Tutcher) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus eriobotryoides C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus farinulentus (Hance) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus fenestratus (Roxb.) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus floccosus C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus fohaiensis (Hu) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus fordianus (Hemsl.) Chun Read more
Lithocarpus gaoligongensis C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus garrettianus (Craib) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus glaber (Thunb.) Nakai Read more
Lithocarpus glaucus Chun & C.C.Huang ex H.G.Ye Read more
Lithocarpus gymnocarpus A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus haipinii Chun Read more
Lithocarpus hancei (Benth.) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus harlandii (Hance ex Walp.) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus henryi (Seemen) Rehder & E.H.Wilson Read more
Lithocarpus hypoglaucus (Hu) C.C.Huang ex Y.C.Hsu & H.W.Jen Read more
Lithocarpus irwinii (Hance) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus iteaphyllus (Hance) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus jenkinsii (Benth.) C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus laetus Chun & C.C.Huang ex Y.C.Hsu & H.W.Jen Read more
Lithocarpus laoticus (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus leucodermis W.Y.Chun & C.C.Huang Read more
Lithocarpus levis W.Y.Chun & C.C.Huang Read more
Lithocarpus litseifolius (Hance) Chun Read more
Lithocarpus longanoides C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus longinux Hayata Read more
Lithocarpus longipedicellatus (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus longzhouicus (C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang) J.Q.Li & Li Chen Read more
Lithocarpus lycoperdon (Skan) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus macilentus W.Y.Chun & C.C.Huang Read more
Lithocarpus magneinii (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus mairei (Schottky) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus megalophyllus Rehder & E.H.Wilson Read more
Lithocarpus mekongensis (A.Camus) C.C.Huang & Y.T.Zhang Read more
Lithocarpus melanochromus Chun & Tsiang ex C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus mianningensis Hu Read more
Lithocarpus oblanceolatus C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus obscurus C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus oleifolius A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus pachylepis A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus pachyphyllus (Kurz) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus paihengii Chun & Tsiang Read more
Lithocarpus pakhaensis A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus paniculatus Hand.-Mazz. Read more
Lithocarpus petelotii A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus phansipanensis A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus propinquus C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus pseudoreinwardtii A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus pseudovestitus A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus qinzhouicus C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus quercifolius C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus rhabdostachyus (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus rosthornii (Schottky) Barnett Read more
Lithocarpus shunningensis Hu Read more
Lithocarpus silvicolarum (Hance) Chun Read more
Lithocarpus skanianus (Dunn) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus sphaerocarpus (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus tabularis Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen Read more
Lithocarpus taitoensis (Hayata) Hayata Read more
Lithocarpus talangensis C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus tenuilimbus H.T.Chang Read more
Lithocarpus tephrocarpus (Drake) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus thomsonii (Miq.) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus trachycarpus (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus triqueter (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus truncatus (King ex Hook.f.) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus tubulosus (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus uraianus (Hayata) Hayata Read more
Lithocarpus uvariifolius (Hance) Rehder Read more
Lithocarpus variolosus (Franch.) Chun Read more
Lithocarpus vestitus (Hickel & A.Camus) A.Camus Read more
Lithocarpus xylocarpus (Kurz) Markgr. Read more
Lithocarpus yangchunensis H.G.Ye & F.G.Wang Read more
Lithocarpus yongfuensis Q.F.Zheng Read more
East Yunnan
Quercus
Quercus acrodonta Seemen Read more
Quercus acuta Thunb. Read more
Quercus acutissima Carruth. Read more
Quercus aliena Blume Read more
Quercus annulata Sm. Read more
Quercus aquifolioides Rehder & E.H.Wilson Read more
Quercus arbutifolia Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Quercus argyrotricha A.Camus Read more
Quercus asymmetrica Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Quercus augustinii Skan Read more
Quercus austrocochinchinensis Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Quercus bambusifolia Hance Read more
Quercus baronii Skan Read more
Quercus bella Chun & Tsiang Read more
Quercus blakei Skan Read more
Quercus brevicalyx A.Camus Read more
Quercus breviradiata (W.C.Cheng) C.C.Huang Read more
Quercus championii Benth. Read more
Quercus chenii Nakai Read more
Quercus chevalieri Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Quercus chrysocalyx Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Quercus chungii F.P.Metcalf Read more
Quercus ciliaris C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Quercus cocciferoides Hand.-Mazz. Read more
Quercus conduplicans Chun Read more
Quercus daimingshanensis (S.K.Lee) C.C.Huang Read more
Quercus delavayi Franch. Read more
Quercus delicatula Chun & Tsiang Read more
Quercus dentata Thunb. Read more
Quercus dinghuensis C.C.Huang Read more
Quercus disciformis Chun & Tsiang Read more
Quercus dolicholepis A.Camus Read more
Quercus edithiae Skan Read more
Quercus elevaticostata (Q.F.Zheng) C.C.Huang Read more
Quercus engleriana Seemen Read more
Quercus fabri Hance Read more
Quercus fimbriata Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen Read more
Quercus franchetii Skan Read more
Quercus gambleana A.Camus Read more
Quercus gilliana Rehder & E.H.Wilson Read more
Quercus gilva Blume Read more
Quercus glauca Thunb. Read more
Quercus gomeziana A.Camus Read more
Quercus gracilenta Chun Read more
Quercus griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson ex Miq. Read more
Quercus guyavifolia H.Lév. Read more
Quercus handeliana A.Camus Read more
Quercus helferiana A.DC. Read more
Quercus hui Chun Read more
Quercus hypargyrea (Seemen ex Diels) C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Quercus jenseniana Hand.-Mazz. Read more
Quercus kerrii Craib Read more
Quercus kingiana Craib Read more
Quercus kiukiangensis (Y.T.Chang) Y.T.Chang Read more
Quercus kongshanensis Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen Read more
Quercus kouangsiensis A.Camus Read more
Quercus lamellosa Sm. Read more
Quercus lanata Sm. Read more
Quercus liboensis Z.K.Zhou Read more
Quercus litseoides Dunn Read more
Quercus lobbii Ettingsh. Read more
Quercus longispica (Hand.-Mazz.) A.Camus Read more
Quercus lungmaiensis (Hu) C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Quercus macrocalyx Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Quercus marlipoensis Hu & W.C.Cheng Read more
Quercus meihuashanensis (Q.F.Zheng) C.C.Huang Read more
Quercus mongolica Fisch. ex Ledeb. Read more
Quercus monimotricha (Hand.-Mazz.) Hand.-Mazz. Read more
Quercus monnula Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen Read more
Quercus myrsinifolia Blume Read more
Quercus ningangensis (W.C.Cheng & Y.C.Hsu) C.C.Huang Read more
Quercus ningqiangensis S.Z.Qu & W.H.Zhang Read more
Quercus obconicus Z.K.Zhou Read more
Quercus oxyodon Miq. Read more
Quercus oxyphylla (E.H.Wilson) Hand.-Mazz. Read more
Quercus pachyloma Seemen Read more
Quercus pannosa Hand.-Mazz. Read more
Quercus pentacycla Y.T.Chang Read more
Quercus phanera Chun Read more
Quercus phillyreoides A.Gray Read more
Quercus pinbianensis (Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen) C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Quercus poilanei Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Quercus rehderiana Hand.-Mazz. Read more
Quercus rex Hemsl. Read more
Quercus saravanensis A.Camus Read more
Quercus schottkyana Rehder & E.H.Wilson Read more
Quercus semiserrata Roxb. Read more
Quercus semiserratoides (Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen) C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Quercus senescens Hand.-Mazz. Read more
Quercus serrata Murray Read more
Quercus sessilifolia Blume Read more
Quercus setulosa Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Quercus shanxiensis Z.K.Zhou Read more
Quercus shennongii C.C.Huang & S.H.Fu Read more
Quercus shingjenensis Y.T.Chang Read more
Quercus sichourensis (Y.C.Hsu) C.C.Huang & Y.T.Chang Read more
Quercus spinosa David Read more
Quercus stewardiana A.Camus Read more
Quercus thorelii Hickel & A.Camus Read more
Quercus tomentosinervis (Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen) C.C.Huang Read more
Quercus tsinglingensis S.L.Liou ex S.Z.Qu & W.H.Zhang Read more
Quercus utilis Hu & W.C.Cheng Read more
Quercus variabilis Blume Read more
Quercus wutaishanica Mayr Read more
Quercus xanthotricha A.Camus Read more
Quercus yiwuensis Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen Read more
Quercus yonganensis L.K.Ling & C.C.Huang Read more
Quercus yongchunana Z.K.Zhou Read more
Quercus pseudosetulosa Q.S.Li & T.Y.Tu Read more
Trigonobalanus
Trigonobalanus doichangensis (A.Camus) Forman Read more