Castanopsis longispina (King ex Hook.f.) C.C.Huang & Y.T.Zhang

 
  • Family : FAGACEAE
    (Beech Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : MORU FAMILY (मोरु फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Fagaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Castanopsis ferox var. longispina (King ex Hook.f.) A.Camus; Castanopsis tribuloides var. longispina King ex Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Castanopsis longispina (King ex Hook.f.) C.C.Huang & Y.T.Zhang
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Tree; Young shoots purple-brown, slightly angled, surface tufted puberulent, becomes glabrescent; Leaves oblong to obovate-oblong, 14–24 × 5–8 cm, base acute to rounded, margin entire, apex shortly acuminate, first year leaves papery, abaxially with very small stellate cespitose hairs along midvein, petiole 1–1.5 cm long; Infructescence rachis 4-5mm thick, cupule about 1 mm thick, bracts spinelike, congested, almost completely covering the cupule, 1.3-1.5cm long, stiff, free or few in bundles, puberulent; Nut ellipsoid, 2–3 × about 1 cm, surface glabrescent, scar about 8mm in diameter.
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : E. Himalaya to Tibet and N. Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Castanopsis longispina
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Castanopsis longispina. Downloaded on 5 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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