Lithocarpus edulis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fagaceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name Japanese stone oak and is native to Japan and the Ryukyu Islands. It is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres tall. The nuts are edible for people but taste bitter. The nuts contain tannins, however soaking them in water removes them. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Japanese stone oak being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lithocarpus harlandii
- Machilus thunbergii
- Lithocarpus glaber
- Quercus acuta
- Litsea coreana
- Machilus chekiangensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Lithocarpus
- Species
- Lithocarpus edulis
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