A synoptic account of the Fagaceae of Thailand

A SYNOPTIC ACCOUNT OF THE FAGACEAE OF THAILAND (C. PHENGKLAI) 61
(°àÕ¢“«); ko krang (°àÕ°√—ß), ko paen (°àÕ·ªÑπ), ko khao (°àÕ‡¢“) (Peninsular).
Uses.— Nuts edible.
3. Castanopsis argyrophylla King ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 622. 1888; Craib, Bull. Misc.
Inform. Kew 1911: 473. 1911; Craib, Con. Fl. Siam., Aberd. Univ.: 202. 1912; Hickel & A.Camus
in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 5: 1014. 1930; Barnett, Quer. Rel. Fag. Asia: 170. 1940; Barnett,
Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 34: 236. 1944; Hjelmq., Dansk Bot. Ark. 23: 497. 1968;
C.C.Huang, Y.T.Chang & B.M.Bartol. in C.Y.Wu & P.H.Raven, Fl. China, 4: 324. 1999.—
Castanea tribuloides (non Lindl.) Smith var. ferox Kurz, Forest Fl. Burma 2: 481. 1877.
Thailand.— NORTHERN: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan, Lamphun, Lampang, Tak,
Sukhothai; NORTHEASTERN: Loei, Mukdahan; EASTERN: Chaiyaphum; SOUTHWESTERN:
Kanchanaburi; PENINSULAR: Trang.
Distribution.— China, India, Myanma (type), Vietnam.
Ecology.— Lower montane evergreen forest, dry evergreen forest, oak-pine forest,
alt. 350–1300 m. (usually 500–900 m). Flowering Feb.–Nov. (usually June–July), fruiting
March–Dec. (usually Aug.–Nov.).
Vernacular.— Ko yum (°àÕÀ¬ÿ¡), ko hua lok (°àÕÀ—«≈Õ°), ko ti (°àÕµ’), ko nam bai lek
(°àÕÀπ“¡„∫‡≈Á°), ko kang dang (°àÕ°â“ߥâ“ß), ko ta mu luang (°àÕµ“À¡ŸÀ≈«ß) (Northern).
4. Castanopsis armata (Roxb.) Spach., Hist. Nat. Vég. 11: 185. 1842; Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot.
Lugduno-Batavi 1: 119. 1863; King ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 622. 1888; Paulsen, Fl. Koh
Chang, 24.3: 255. 1902; Hickel & A.Camus in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 5: 1031. 1930;
Barnett, Quer. Rel. Fag. Asia: 175. 1940; Barnett, Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 34: 366.
1944.— Quercus armata Roxb. (non D.Don), Pl. Coromandel 3: 92, t. 296. 1819; Roxb., Fl.
Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 640. 1832; King ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 640. 1888.— Castanopsis
tribuloides (Sm.) A.DC. var. armata (Roxb.) Kurz, Forest Fl. Burma 2: 481. 1877.
Thailand.— NORTHERN: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Phrae, Tak;
NORTHEASTERN: Loei; SOUTHWESTERN: Kanchanaburi; PENINSULAR: Trang.
Distribution.— India, Nepal, Myanma (type)
Ecology.— Lower montane forest, lowland evergreen forest, pine-mixed deciduous
forest, oak-pine forest, alt. 100–1850 m. (usually 800–1100 m. Flowering Jan.–Sept. (usually
Feb.–April), fruiting Jan.–Dec. (usually March–July).
Vernacular.— Ko rang (°àÕÀ√— Ëß), ko ti bai lueam (°àÕµ’ Ë„∫‡≈◊ËÕ¡),
ko nam (°àÕπÈ”), ko soi
(°àÕ √âÕ¬), ko paen (°àÕ·ªÑπ), mamun (¡–¡Ÿπ) (Northern); ko hin (°àÕÀ‘π) (Northeastern); ko khao
(°àբ⓫), ko lang khao (°àÕÀ≈—ߢ“«) (Peninsular).
Uses.— Nuts edible.
5. Castanopsis brevispinula Hickel & A.Camus, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 68: 395. 1922; Hickel
& A.Camus in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 5: 1015. 1930. Fig. 4.