{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image= |status = LC |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = <ref name = iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Strijk, J.S. |year=2024 |title=''Castanopsis tribuloides'' |volume=2024 |article-number=e.T138593229A225152784 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T138593229A225152784.en |language=en |access-date=10 April 2026}}</ref> |genus=Castanopsis |species=tribuloides |authority=(Sm.) A.DC. |synonyms_ref=<ref name="295413-1" /> |synonyms={{Collapsible list| *''Balanoplis tribuloides'' {{small|Raf.}} *''Castanea microcarpa'' {{small|Lindl. ex Wall.}} *''Castanea tribuloides'' {{small|(Sm.) Lindl.}} *''Quercus acuta'' {{small|Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.}} *''Quercus armata'' {{small|D.Don}} *''Quercus caudata'' {{small|Lindl. ex Wall.}} *''Quercus loureiroi'' {{small|Hance}} *''Quercus tribuloides'' {{small|Sm.}} }}}}
'''''Castanopsis tribuloides''''' is a species of flowering plant in the beech family Fagaceae, native to the Himayalas and higher areas of mainland Southeast Asia.<ref name="295413-1" >{{cite POWO |id=295413-1 |title=''Castanopsis tribuloides'' (Sm.) A.DC. |access-date=12 April 2022 }}</ref> In Vietnam it is cultivated for its edible nuts, and in India it is coppiced for firewood.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Castanopsis+tribuloides |title=Useful Tropical Plants ''Castanopsis tribuloides'' |last1=Fern |first1=Ken |date=30 July 2021 |website=tropical.theferns.info |publisher=Tropical Plants Database |access-date=12 April 2022 }}</ref>
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tribuloides Category:Flora of West Himalaya Category:Flora of Nepal Category:Flora of East Himalaya Category:Flora of Assam (region) Category:Flora of Bangladesh Category:Flora of Tibet Category:Flora of South-Central China Category:Flora of Indo-China Category:Least concern flora of Asia Category:Plants described in 1863
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