Thick-leaved oak
Lithocarpus pachyphyllus

Family: Fagaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 25 m tall. The young branches have rusty scales. The leaf blade is narrowly oval and 10-20 cm long and 4-7 cm wide. It is dark red underneath when young. Male and female flowers are separate. Male flowers occur singly in the axils of leaves. Female flowers are in groups of 2 or 3 and 15 cm long. The seed is in a cup shaped structure up to 2.5 cm long by 5 cm wide. The nut is a flattened round shape and 2 cm long by 3 cm wide.

There are about 600 Quercus species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in broad-leaved evergreen forests between 800-2,000 m above sea level in Tibet and southern China. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bhutan, Britain, China, Europe, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim, Tibet

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bante, Bantey, Gante, Srikung, Sungure katus, Thil

Synonyms

Quercus pachyphylla Kurz.; and others