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'''''Lithocarpus''''' is a genus in the [[beech]] family [[Fagaceae]], differing from [[Quercus]] in the erect male spikes. The Kew Checklist (see link below) accepts 334 species, though some other texts suggest as low as 100 species. All but one are native to east and southeast [[Asia]]; the single exception, ''Lithocarpus densiflorus'' ('''[[Tanoak]]'''), being native to western [[North America]] in southwest [[Oregon]] and [[California]]. The Asian species do not have a well-known English vernacular name, though the generic term '''stone oak''' has been proposed. Although normally included in ''Lithocarpus'', recent genetic evidence ([http://www.faculty.biol.ttu.edu/cannon/pdfs/manos01.pdf ''Int. J. Plant Sci.'' 162(6): 1361–1379. 2001; pdf file]) suggests that the North American species is only distantly related to Asian species; it may be better transferred to a genus of its own. They are [[evergreen]] [[tree]]s with leathery, alternate [[leaf|leaves]], which may be either entire or toothed. The [[seed]] is a [[nut (fruit)|nut]] very similar to an [[oak]] [[acorn]], but with a very hard, woody nut shell (hence the genus name, from Greek ''lithos'', stone, + ''carpos'', seed). The nut kernel is edible in some species (e.g. ''Lithocarpus edulis''), but inedible, and very bitter, in others (e.g. ''L. densiflorus''). Several of the species are very attractive ornamental trees, used in [[park]]s and large [[garden]]s in warm temperate and subtropical areas. ==Cultivation== <!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== <!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== <!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== {{Inc| Lithocarpus (literally stone fruit). Fagaceae. The article Pasania (page 2479) is to be referred to this new entry, as Lithocarpus is the older name and is the tenable one under the rules (see note in Sargent, Pl. Wilson. III. 205). Of Lithocarpus the following species are known to be in cult: Lithocarpus densiflora, Rehd. (Pasania densiflora, Vol. V, p. 2479). Lithocarpus cleistocarpa, Rehd. & Wilson (Quercus cleistocarpa, Vol. V, p. 2890). Lithocarpus cornea, Rehd. (Pasania cornea, Vol V, p. 2479). Lithocarpus glabra, Rehd. (Pasania glabra, p. 2479). Lithocarpus henryi, Rehd. & Wilson (Quercus Henryi, p. 2890). Lithocarpus thalassica, Rehd. (Pasania thalassica, p. 2479). }} ;Selected species *''[[Lithocarpus cleistocarpus]]'' *''[[Lithocarpus densiflorus]]'' - [[Tanoak]] *''[[Lithocarpus edulis]]'' - Japanese Stone Oak *''[[Lithocarpus glaber]]'' *''[[Lithocarpus henryi]]'' - Henry's Stone Oak *''[[Lithocarpus pachyphyllus]]'' ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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