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Castanopsis crassifolia (Castanopsis crassifolia)

Description

Castanopsis is a kind of evergreen tree, belonging to the fagaceae family. The genus Castanospis contains about 120 species , all originating from tropical and penetropical Asia . Nearly sixty species are native to China , half of which are endemic ; The other species are distributed more to the south, from Indochina to Indonesia , or more to the east as in Korea and Japan . Most are noble species highly valued as timber, and many of them produce edible

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Fagales

            • Family: Fagaceae

              • Genus: Castanopsis