Quercus hypophaea is an uncommon species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found only in Taiwan. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Quercus hypophaea 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 nantoensis
- Lithocarpus shinsuiensis
- Lithocarpus hancei
- Quercus pachyloma
- Quercus globosa
- Litsea coreana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Fagaceae
- Genus
- Quercus
- Species
- Quercus hypophaea
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