Quercus serrata




Family Fagaceae
Scientific name Quercus serrata Thunberg ex Murray
Synonyms Quercus glandulifera Blume; Quercus glandulifera Blume var. brevipetiolata (A. de Candolle) Nakai; Quercus glandulifera var. stellatopilosa W. H. Zhang; Quercus glandulifera var. tomentosa B. C. Ding & T. B. Chao; Quercus ningqiangensis S. Z. Qu & W. H. Zhang; Quercus serrata Thunberg ex Murray var. brevipetiolata (A. de Candolle) Nakai; Quercus serrata Thunberg ex Murray var. tomentosa (B. C. Ding & T. B. Chao) Y. C. Hsu & W. Jen; Quercus urticifolia Blume var. brevipetiolata A. de Candolle
Common name (Japanese common name) ko-nara [amall nara tree (meaning of nara is unclear)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Kurile Far East), Korea, China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=24 (2x)
Description Plants 15-30m tall. Leaves 5-15cm long. Flowers male inflorescences 6-9cm long, flowering in April to May. Fruits 1.5-2cm. Deciduous. Arbor trees.
Reference Quercus serrata Murray
Quercus serrata Murray
Process for the growth and production of mushroom tissue (US Patent 3940883/1976)
Process for producing sliced veneer (US Patent 3977449/1976)
Method for manufacturing a tonic composition for man and other animals (US Patent 4059695/1977)
Method of artificially growing edible fungi (US Patent 4071973/1978)
Method for manufacturing charcoals from paper sludge (US Patent 4272322/1981)
Bag for cultivating mushrooms (US Patent 4311477/1982)
Herbicidal compositions and herbicidal processes (US Patent 4448601/1984)
Herbicidal composition and herbicidal processes (US Patent 4552584/1985)
Antibiotic having herbicidal activity (US Patent 4613355/1986)
Herbicidal compositions and herbicidal processes (US Patent 4622060/1986)
Method for culturing and cultivating fungi (US Patent 4878312/1989)
Deodorant and filter using same, as well as method of producing the deodorant (US Patent 4898727/1990)
Method of cultivating mushrooms (US Patent 5018301/1991)
Deodorant and filter using same, as well as method of producing the deodorant (US Patent 5240699/1993)
Method for growing fruit body of Fistulina hepatica (US Patent 5590489/1997)
Hair dye and hair-dyeing methods using the same (US Patent 6849096/2005)
Gene Any-RF; dormancy regulatory substance, process for producing the same and cell regulator for vital cells (US Patent 6894153/2005)
Plant potentiators (US Patent 6987130/2006)




May 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
May 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
May 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park



May 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park



October 2005
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



December 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden