Castanopsis javanica — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanopsis

At a glance

Occurrence records268

Data sources6

Biological traits18

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Castanopsis javanica's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility268 records↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources18 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF268 records

DNA & barcodingBOLD1 specimens

01Narrative

Castanopsis javanica, the Javan chestnut-oak, is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet ' is from the Latin, meaning "of Java".

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology2

Plant height25 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 25 m · TRY: 0.48 m

Plant height max40 m

Life cycle & reproduction4

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formtree

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry5

Leaf n18.3 mg/g

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)15.04 mm²/mg

Wood density525 mg/cm³

05DNA & barcoding1 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Castanopsis javanica has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

Countries1

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type268 records

Wild obs. + sensor5

Museum / vouchered263

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO488 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 5 records without

Open the mapobservation + sensor5

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy29% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 1≤10 km 5

7 georeferenced · 256 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence263

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions8 of 11 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	11
Paris, FR	9
Kew, GB	9
South Kensington, GB	6
Bronx, US	3
Xiamen, CN	3
Burlington, US	2
Claremont, US	1
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record	1
Cibinong Science Center, Herbarium Bogorienselocation not on record	1
Edinburgh, GB	1

11 institutions · 47 of 263 vouchered records shown · 216 without an institution code