Lithocarpus glaber




Family Fagaceae
Subamily Castaneoideae
Scientific name Lithocarpus glaber (Thunberg) Nakai
Synonyms Kuromatea glabra (Thunberg) Kudô; Lithocarpus thalassicus (Hance) Rehder; Pasania glabra (Thunberg) Oersted; Pasania glabra (Thunberg) Oersted forma microphylla Hayashi; Pasania sieboldiana (Blume) Nakai; Pasania thalassica (Hance) Oersted; Quercus glabra Thunberg; Quercus sieboldiana Blume; Quercus thalassica Hance; Quercus thalassica Hance var. obtusiglans Dunn; Synaedrys glabra (Thunberg) Koidzumi; Synaedrys thalassica (Hance) Koidzumi
Common name (Japanese common name) shiribuka-gashi (シリブカガシ, 尻深樫 [meaning: ork which has dinple bottom nuts])
(English common name) Japanese oak
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kinki region), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Habitat Mountain slope
Chromosomal number 2n=24?
Description Plants 15-20m tall. Leaves 10-15cm long, 3-5cm wide, . Flowers flowering in September to October. Fruits ca. 2cm long. Evergreen. Arbor trees.
Reference Lithocarpus glaber (Thunb.) Nakai
Lithocarpus glaber (Thunberg) Nakai
Preparation and use of phlorizin compositions (WIPO Patent WO/2007/124102)



September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden



September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden