Can Cyclobalanopsis glauca root be eaten?

Qinggang Tree is an evergreen tree, and Qinggang Tree is also called Cyclobalanopsis glauca. Because its leaves will change with the weather, it is called a meteorological tree. Qinggang Tree is a subtropical tree species, which is common in southern China.

It is sensitive to climatic conditions, because the ratio of chlorophyll to anthocyanin in leaves will change. Mayflower is yellow-green, unisexual, monoecious, male inflorescence, slender and drooping. Nuts are oval or ovoid, born in cup-shaped shells and mature in 10.

Evergreen trees, up to 20 meters high, DBH can reach 1 meter. Branchlets glabrous. The leaves are leathery, obovate, oval or oblong, 6-13cm long and 2-5.5cm wide, with tapering or short tail at the top and rounded or wide wedge at the base. There are sparse serrations above the middle of the leaf margin, and 9- 13 lateral veins on both sides. The branches on the back of leaves are obvious, the leaves are hairless, and there are neat and flat white hairs on the back of leaves, which grow gradually with age.

Petiole length 1-3 cm. Oak oak is tall, Cyclobalanopsis glauca trunk is small but there is no oak barrel. The branches, leaves and stems of Cyclobalanopsis glauca are similar to those of oak, except that the leaves are slightly green and there are fewer engravings.