Taxon: Castanopsis purpurella (Miq.) N. P. Balakr.

Summary

Genus:

Castanopsis

Family:

Fagaceae

Subfamily:

Castaneoideae

Nomen number:

411548

Place of publication:

Fl. Jowai 2:458. 1983

Verified:

08/11/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

5 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Castanea purpurella Miq.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Castanopsis hystrix Miq.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Chinese	hong zhui	刺栲	as Castanopsis hystrix	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Castanopsis hystrix Hook. f. & Thomson ex A. DC. as Castanopsis hystrix

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng	s.e.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Castanopsis hystrix Hook. f. & Thomson ex A. DC.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Castanopsis hystrix Hook. f. & Thomson ex A. DC.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Castanopsis hystrix Hook. f. & Thomson ex A. DC.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Castanopsis hystrix Hook. f. & Thomson ex A. DC.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Castanopsis hystrix Hook. f. & Thomson ex A. DC.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng	s.w.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Castanopsis hystrix Hook. f. & Thomson ex A. DC.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu	s.e.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Castanopsis hystrix Hook. f. & Thomson ex A. DC.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng	s.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Castanopsis hystrix Hook. f. & Thomson ex A. DC.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Assam		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim		Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand. Note: lists as Castanopsis hystrix (Hook. f. & Thomson ex Miq.) A. DC.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng (s.e.), Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hunan Sheng (s.w.), Xizang Zizhiqu (s.e.), Yunnan Sheng (s.)]
EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Sikkim, Assam], Nepal
INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Reference(s)

Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand. Note: lists as Castanopsis hystrix (Hook. f. & Thomson ex Miq.) A. DC.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Castanopsis hystrix Hook. f. & Thomson ex A. DC.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Materials	wood	as Castanopsis hystrix	Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. Note: as Castanopsis hystrix
Materials	wood	as Castanopsis hystrix	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1985-1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition). Note: as Castanopsis hystrix

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=411548. Accessed 13 May 2026.