Castanopsis sieboldii

Castanopsis sieboldii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Castanopsis
Species:	C. sieboldii
Binomial name
	Castanopsis sieboldii; (Makino) Hatus.
Synonyms
	Homotypic Synonyms Castanopsis cuspidata var. sieboldii (Makino) Nakai ; Lithocarpus cuspidatus var. sieboldii (Makino) Nakai ; Lithocarpus sieboldii } (Makino) Nakai ; Pasania cuspidata var. sieboldii Makino ; Pasania sieboldii (Makino) Makino ; Pasaniopsis sieboldii (Makino) Kudô ; Shiia sieboldii (Makino) Makino ; Synaedrys sieboldii (Makino) Koidz.;

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]

Quick facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

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.

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