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Fagus longipetiolata

Family: Fagaceae

What it is like

A large deciduous forest. It grows 20-25 m tall. The trunk is 40-50 cm across. The leaf blade is oval and 9-15 cm long. The leaf stalk is 1-3.5 cm long The leaf blade is oval. It is finely hairy underneath. The base of the leaf is wedge shaped or rounded. There are teeth on the edges of the leaf. There are 9-15 secondary veins on each side of the midrib. The fruit stalk is 1-10 cm long. The fruit is an angled nut. It is in a cup 2-2.5 cm across.

There are 10 Fagus species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in dense subtropical broad-leaved forests. It occurs between 1,000 and 2,000 m altitude. In China it is in broad leafed forest between 300 and 2400 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Indochina, SE Asia, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The seeds are edible. They contain 46% oil.

Edible parts

Coffee, leaves, oil, seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Fagus bijiensis C.F.Wei & Y.T.Chang; Fagus brevipetiolata Hu; Fagus clavata Y.T.Chang; Fagus longipes (Oliver) H. Leveille; Fagus longipetiolata f clavata (Y.T.Chang)Y.T.Chang; Fagus sylvatica L. var bracteolis Oliver; Fagus sylvatica var. longipes Oliver; Fagus tientauensis Liou;