A synoptic account of the Fagaceae of Thailand

A SYNOPTIC ACCOUNT OF THE FAGACEAE OF THAILAND (C. PHENGKLAI) 75
Vernacular.— Ko men (°àÕ‡¡àπ) (Peninsular).
Uses.— Nuts edible.
22. Castanopsis nephelioides King ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 624. 1888; Gamble, J. Asiat.
Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 75: 464. 1915; A.Camus, Chât: 467, t. 69. 1930; Barnett, Quer. Rel.
Fag. Asia: 192. 1940; Barnett, Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 34: 336. 1944; Soepadmo
in Fl. Males. 7(2): 298. 1972.
Thailand.— NORTHERN: Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lampang; SOUTHEASTERN:
Trat; PENINSULAR: Ranong, Surat Thani, Phangnga, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang,
Narathiwat.
Distribution.— Malaysia (type), Singapore.
Ecology.— Lowland evergreen forest, lower montane forest and oak-pine forest, alt.
50–1600 m (usually 200–800 m). Flowering Jan.–May, fruiting Feb.–Dec. (usually July–
Sept.).
Vernacular.— Ko mu (°àÕÀ¡Ÿ) (Northern & Peninsular), ko khao (°àÕ¢“«), ma ko khao
(¡–°àբ⓫) (Peninsular).
Uses.— Nuts edible.
23. Castanopsis pierrei Hance, J. Bot. 13: 369. 1875; Hickel & A.Camus, Bull. Soc. Bot.
France 68: 490. 1922; Hickel & A.Camus in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 5: 1031. 1930; Barnett,
Quer. Rel. Fag. Asia: 182. 1940; Barnett, Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 34: 336. 1944;
Hjelmq., Dansk Bot. Ark. 23: 498. 1968.
Thailand.— NORTHEASTERN: Nakhon Phanom; SOUTHEASTERN: Chanthaburi, Trat;
PENINSULAR: Ranong, Surat Thani, Phangnga, Phuket, Trang.
Distribution.— Cambodia (type).
Ecology.— Lowland tropical evergreen forest, pine-oak-dipterocarp forest, moist
upper mixed deciduous forest, along stream banks; alt. 10–350 m. Flowering Jan.–Dec.,
fruiting April–Dec. (ususally April–June).
Vernacular.— Ko khao niao (°àբ⓫‡À𒬫) (Northeastern), ko khi mu (°àÕ¢’ ÈÀ¡Ÿ), ko mu
(°àÕÀ¡Ÿ), ko khao niao (°àբ⓫‡À𒬫), ma ko (¡–°àÕ)(Southeastern).
Uses.— Nuts edible.
24. Castanopsis piriformis Hickel & A.Camus, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 68: 395. 1922;
H.Lecomte, Les Bois de l’ Indochine: t. 2.4. 1926; Hickel & A.Camus in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-
Chine. 5: 1032. 1930; Barnett, Quer. Rel. Fag. Asia: 188. 1940; Barnett, Trans. & Proc. Bot.
Soc. Edinburgh 34: 336. 1944; Hjelmq., Dansk Bot. Ark. 23: 500. 1968.
Thailand.— NORTHEASTERN: Nakhon Phanom; EASTERN: Ubon Ratchathani;
SOUTHEASTERN: Prachinburi, Chanthaburi; PENINSULAR: Songkhla.
Distribution.— Indochina, Laos (type).