Castanopsis sieboldii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Castanopsis |
| Species: | C. sieboldii
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| Castanopsis sieboldii | |
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Castanopsis sieboldii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fagaceae.[2][3] This evergreen tree is sometime referred to by the common names Itajii chinkapin or Itajii. It is native to Japan, Korea, and the Ryukyu Islands.[2][4][5]
This is a climax species that is commonly found in the Japanese temperate rainforest.[6] Specimens are also present within the forest area of the Tokyo Imperial Palace.
Castanopsis sieboldii was once thought to be a subspecies of the similar Castanopsis cuspidata.
Plants and animals associated with this tree include:
- Aspidistra elatior, the cast-iron plant, grows in the understorey.
- Acrocercops mantica, Chrysocercops castanopsidis, and Lymantria albescens[7] larvae of these Asian moths likely mine the leaves.
- Amantis nawai, a small praying mantis species native to Eastern Asia is known to live around C. sieboldii where it eats insects.
- Okinawa rail, a Japanese bird, lives among these trees.
Gallery
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Bark
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castanopsis sieboldii.
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Castanopsis sieboldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136775740A136775742. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136775740A136775742.en. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Castanopsis sieboldii (Makino) Hatus". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ "Castanopsis sieboldii (Makino) Hatus". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ "Shii (Castanopsis sieboldii)". Thinking Like a Forest.
- ^ "A Japanese useful tree: Castanopsis - Life in Kochi". Life in Kochi.
- ^ "Canopy Multilayering and Woody Species Diversity of a Subtropical Evergreen Broadleaf Forest, Okinawa Island". hawaii.edu.
- ^ "Moth Photographers Group – Lymantria albescens – 19458". msstate.edu.
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