Biology:Quercus lanata

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Short description: Species of oak tree

Woolly-leaved oak
Quercus oblongata in Hackfalls Arboretum (5).jpg
In cultivation (as Quercus oblongata)
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. Ilex
Species:
Q. lanata
Binomial name
Quercus lanata
Synonyms

Of the subspecies lanata:[2]

  • Quercus banga Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Quercus banga Ham. ex Hook.f., in syn.
  • Quercus lanuginosa D.Don, nom. illeg.
  • Quercus nepaulensis Desf.
  • Quercus oblongata D.Don

Quercus lanata, the woolly-leaved oak,[3] is a species of Quercus native to southern and southeastern Asia, including India (from eastern Uttarakhand to Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Nepal, Indochina (Vietnam, Myanmar, northern Thailand), and southwestern China (Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan). It is a large evergreen tree up to 30 metres (100 feet) tall. The leaves are thick and leathery, green on top but covered in thick wool on the underside.[4][5] It is classified in subgenus Cerris, section Ilex.[6]

This oak tree grows up to 20 m tall, and under the synonym Quercus oblongata has been recorded from Vietnam, where it may be called sồi bạc[7] or sồi bạch mao.[8]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized by Plants of the World Online (As of February 2023):[9]

  • Quercus lanata subsp. lanata, synonyms including Quercus oblongata – throughout the range of the species[10]
  • Quercus lanata subsp. leiocarpa (A.Camus) Menitsky – from the Assam region to Indo-China[2]

References

  1. Carrero, C. (2020). "Quercus lanata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T194184A2303279. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194184/2303279. Retrieved 14 April 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Quercus lanata subsp. leiocarpa (A.Camus) Menitsky". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:880867-1. 
  3. Huang, Chengjiu; Zhang, Yongtian; Bartholomew, Bruce, "Quercus lanata", Flora of China, 4, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210001856 
  4. Rees, Abraham (1819). Cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. 29. Quercus no. 27. 
  5. 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). https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Appendix_2_1_________An_updated_infrageneric_classification_of_the_oaks/5547622/1. 
  6. Võ Văn Chi (2007) Sách tra cứu tên cây cỏ Việt Nam Nhà xuẩt bản Giáo dục, VN
  7. Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. II publ. Nhà xuẩt bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
  8. "Quercus lanata Sm..". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296354-1. 
  9. "Quercus lanata subsp. lanata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171970-1. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4112167 entry