Biology:Quercus schottkyana

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Short description: Species of tree

Quercus schottkyana
Quercus schottkyana (Cyclobalanopsis glaucoides) - Quarryhill Botanical Garden - DSC03761.JPG
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. schottkyana
Binomial name
Quercus schottkyana
Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Quercus glaucoides (Schottky) Koidz., illegitimate homonym
  • Cyclobalanopsis glaucoides Schottky
  • Quercus glauca subsp. schottkyana (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Menitsky

Quercus schottkyana is an Asian species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found in southwestern China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan).[3] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[4]

Quercus schottkyana is a tree up to 20 meters tall. Twigs are grayish-green. Leaves can be as much as 12 cm long, thick and leathery.[3][5] A SW Chinese endemic evergreen oak, related to Q. glauca, but with the new foliage densely white hairy and pinky-red, turning green above and glaucous beneath, serrated and with a drawn out tip. A handsome Cyclobalanopsis oak, rare in cultivation

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6372088 entry