Castanopsis sieboldii

Castanopsis sieboldii
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
	Castanopsis cuspidata var. sieboldii (Makino) Nakai; Pasania cuspidata var. sieboldii Makino); Shiia sieboldii Makino)

Castanopsis sieboldii, also known as the Itajii chinkapin or Itajii, is a species of evergreen tree that lives in subtropical eastern Asia.^[1]^[2] This is a climax species that is commonly found in the Japanese temperate rainforest.^[3] Specimens are also present within the forest area of the Tokyo Imperial Palace.

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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^[4] 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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