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 |