Quercus helferiana
Appearance
Quercus helferiana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Cerris |
Section: | Quercus sect. Cyclobalanopsis |
Species: | Q. helferiana
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Binomial name | |
Quercus helferiana A.DC. 1864
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Quercus helferiana is a species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is native to Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, India (northeast), and southern China (Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou).[2] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[3]
Description
Quercus helferiana is a tree up to 20 m. tall, with a trunk up to 0.3 m in diameter. Leaves oblong-elliptic, to elliptic-lanceolate, 120-150 (up to 220) × 40-80 (up to 95) mm, with wavy edges but no teeth or lobes.[2] The acorn is oblate, 10-16 × 15–22 mm, grey, with a depressed apex and often covered with shaggy hairs; the scar is 12–14 mm in diameter, flat to concave at maturity. Flowering is in March–April, acorns found from October–November.
References
- ^ The Plant List, Quercus helferiana A.DC.
- ^ a b Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis helferiana (A. de Candolle) Oersted, 1867, 毛枝青冈 mao zhi qing gang
- ^ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. Retrieved 2023-02-24.