Castanopsis fordii Hance

Trees; bud scales, young shoots, petioles, leaf blades abaxially, and rachis of inflorescences densely covered with brown to reddish brown, slightly rough long tomentum. Petiole 1-3(-5) mm, usually tapering toward apex; leaf blade oblong, lanceolate, or oblanceolate-oblong, 9-18 × 3-7 cm, leathery, abaxially reddish brown when young but grayish brown to grayish with age, base cordate, shallowly auriculate, or rarely rounded, margin entire and revolute, apex acute, mucronate, or rarely rounded; midvein adaxially prominently impressed; secondary veins 14-18 on each side of midvein or fewer. Infructescences dense, 6-12 cm. Cupule 5-6 cm in diam., splitting into 4(or 5) regular segments, wall 3-4 mm thick; bracts spinelike, entirely covering cupule, 1-2 cm, pubescent, base connate into many bundles. Nut 1 per cupule, ± conical, 1.2-1.5 × 1.5-2 cm, densely pubescent; scar covering ca. 1/3 of nut. Fl. Mar-Apr, fr. Sep-Oct of following year.

S Fujian, Guangdong, SE Guangxi, S Hunan, S Jiangxi, S Zhejiang

* Broad-leaved evergreen forests; below 1200 m.

Castanopsis fordii ist eine in Südostasien vorkommende Baumart aus der Familie der Buchengewächse (Fagaceae).

Castanopsis fordii là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Fagaceae. Loài này được Hance mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1884.

毛锥（学名：Castanopsis fordii），为壳斗科锥属下的一个植物种。