Biology:Quercus edithiae

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Short description: Species of oak tree

Quercus edithiae
Quercus Edithiae Fruit.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. edithiae
Binomial name
Quercus edithiae
Skan 1900
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclobalanopsis edithiae (Skan) Schottky
  • Quercus tephrosia Chun & W.C.Ko

Quercus edithiae is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae and the "ring-cupped oak" sub-genus. It has been found in Vietnam and also in southern China, in the Provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan.[2] In Vietnam it is called sồi editha. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[3]

Quercus edithiae is a tree up to 20 m. tall with hairless twigs. The leathery leaves are glabrous, oblong-elliptic to obovate, 50-160 × 20–60 mm, with a 20–30 mm petiole. The acorn is ellipsoid to cylindric-ellipsoid, 30-45 × 20–30 mm, with a scar approx. 7 mm in diameter.[2][4]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6324068 entry