Biology:Quercus myrsinifolia

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Short description: Species of oak tree

Bamboo-leaf oak
Scientific classification edit
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. myrsinifolia
Binomial name
Quercus myrsinifolia
Synonyms[2][3]

Quercus myrsinifolia is an Asian species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has several common names, including bamboo-leaf oak,[4] Chinese evergreen oak, and Chinese ring-cupped oak. Its Chinese name is 小叶青冈; pinyin: xiǎo yè qīng gāng, which means little leaf ring-cupped oak (literally translated as little leaf green ridge tree), in Japan it is called white oak (白樫, shirakashi; not to be confused with Quercus alba) and in Korea it is known as gasinamu (가시나무).[5] It is native to east central and southeast China, Japan, Korea, Laos, northern Thailand, and Vietnam.[6][7] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[8]

Description

Quercus myrsinifolia is an evergreen oak tree that grows up to 20 metres (66 ft) tall. Leaves are 60–110 × 18–40 mm with serrulate margins; the petiole is 10–25 mm long. The acorns are ovoid to ellipsoid, 14–25 × 10–15 mm, and glabrous with a rounded apex; the flat scar is approx. 6 mm in diameter. Cupules are 5–8 × 10–18 mm, enclosing 1/3–1/2 of acorn, bracts are not connate at the apex.[6]

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Quercus myrsinifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T61983030A61983032.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61983030/61983032. Retrieved 18 April 2024. 
  2. "Quercus myrsinifolia Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296481-1. 
  3. "Quercus myrsinifolia Blume", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.tropicos.org/Name/13101307?projectid=0 
  4. Lee, Sangtae; Chang, Kae Sun, eds (2015). English Names for Korean Native Plants. Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. p. 600. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf. Retrieved 7 March 2019. 
  5. 植物和名ー学名インデックス YList - The YList Botanical Name - Scientific Name Index [1] Accessed 22 March 2017. (in Japanese)
  6. 6.0 6.1 Huang, Chengjiu; Zhang, Yongtian; Bartholomew, Bruce, "Cyclobalanopsis myrsinifolia", Flora of China, 4, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210000392, retrieved 17 June 2012 
  7. Jean Louis Helardot. "Quercus myrsinifolia". Oaks of the World. http://oaks.of.the.world.free.fr/quercus_myrsinaefolia.htm.  — includes several photographs
  8. 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). doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5547622.v1. https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Appendix_2_1_________An_updated_infrageneric_classification_of_the_oaks/5547622/1. 

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