A synoptic account of the Fagaceae of Thailand

A SYNOPTIC ACCOUNT OF THE FAGACEAE OF THAILAND (C. PHENGKLAI) 65
Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 34: 336. 1944. Soepadmo in Fl. Males. 7(2): 312. 1972; Soepadmo, Julia
& Go, Fl. Sabah, 3: 12. 2000.— Castanea costata Blume, Mus. Bot. 1: 284. 1851.— C.
brevicuspis Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 866. 1856.— C. costa Blume var. bancana Scheff.,
Natuurw. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië31: 362. 1870; Barnett, Quer. Rel. Fag. Asia: 168. 1940.
Thailand.— NORTHERN: Chiang Mai; PENINSULAR: Ranong, Phatthalung, Trang.
Distribution.— Malaysia, Indonesia (type),
Ecology.— Lowland evergreen forest, lower montane forest, by stream, on granite
and limestone bedrock, alt. 75–1700 m. (usually 200–300 m). Flowering Feb.–June, fruiting
April–Oct.
Vernacular.— Ko (°àÕ), ko rio (°àÕ√‘ È«), ko mu (°àÕÀ¡Ÿ) (Peninsular).
Uses.— Nuts edible.
9. Castanopsis crassifolia Hickel & A.Camus, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 4: 122. 1928; Hickel &
A.Camus in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 5: 1027. 1930; Barnett, Quer. Rel. Fag. Asia: 437.
1940; C.C.Huang, Y.T.Chang & B.M.Bartol. in C.Y.Wu & P.H.Raven, Fl. China 4: 332. 1999.
Thailand.— NORTHERN: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan; NORTHEASTERN: Loei.
SOUTHWESTERN: Kanchanaburi; SOUTHEASTERN: Chanthaburi, Trat; PENINSULAR:
Ranong, Krabi, Pattani.
Distribution.— China, Vietnam (type).
Ecology.— Lowland evergreen forest, oak-pine forest, lower montane evergreen
forest, often by streams alt. 200–1600 m (usually 1050–1300 m). Flowering Jan.–Nov. (usually
July–Dec.), fruiting Jan.–Dec. (usually March–Aug.).
Vernacular.— Ko mu (°àÕÀ¡Ÿ), ko laem (°àÕ·À≈¡), ko nam laem (°àÕÀπ“¡·À≈¡), ko nam
(°àÕÀπ“¡) (Northern); ko (°àÕ), ko khao (°àբ⓫), ko haeng (°àÕ·Àâß) (North-eastern); ko dueai
(°àÕ‡¥◊Õ¬) (South-eastern); ko rio (°àÕ√‘ È«), ko mu (°àÕÀ¡Ÿ) (Peninsular).
Uses.— Nuts edible.
10. Castanopsis diversifolia (Kurz) King ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 620. 1888; King, Ann.
Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 2: 96, t. 85a. 1889; Craib, Bull Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 473. 1911;
Craib, Con. Fl. Siam. Aber. Univ.: 202. 1912; Brandis, Indian Trees: 634. 1921; Hickel &
A.Camus in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 5: 1022. 1930; Barnett, Quer. Rel. Fag. Asia: 165.
1940; Barnett, Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 34: 366. 1944.— Castanea diversifolia
Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, 44(2): 198. 1875; Kurz, Forest Fl. Burma 2: 479. 1877.
Thailand.— NORTHERN: Mae Hongson, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan, Lampang,
Tak; CENTRAL: Lop Buri.
Distribution.— Myanma (type), Laos
Ecology.— Lower and upper montane evergreen forests, scrub vegetation, mixed
deciduous forest, on granite bedrock, alt. 700–2200 m (usually 1000–1500 m.) Flowering
Feb.–Nov. (usually Feb.–Aug.).