| Quercus chenii | |
| Author | Nakai 1924 J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 74 1924 |
| Synonyms | acutissima subsp chenii (Nakai) A.Camus
1934 acutissima var. chenii (Nak.) Menitsky 1973 acutissima var. brevipetioleata C.Ho 1952 chenii var. linanensis M.C.Liu & X.L.Shenin 1992 |
| Local names | xiao ye li |
| Range | central China, to 600 m ; |
| Growth habit | 30 m high; |
| Leaves | 7-12 cm long and 2-4 wide; lanceolate or oval-lanceolate; apex acute acuminate; base asymmetrically rounded; magin serrate, with thin 3-4 mm long teeth; glabrous both sides, even when young, except sometimes rare hairs on veins abaxially; 13-17 vein pairs, parallel; petiole hairless 0.8-1.5 mm long; |
| Flowers | |
| Fruits | acorn ellipsoid 1.5-2 cm long x 1.3-1.5 in diameter, silky and mucronate at the tip; often solitary on a very short tomentose peduncle; cup halfround 1.5 cm in diameter, scales spreading,straight and tomentose; maturing in 2 years; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark thick, rugose and furrowed; twig hairless, brown; bud oblong, subacute, with scales often obtuse; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | prefers lime-free soils; moderate hardiness (withstands -15°C); |
| Miscellaneous | -- A.Camus : tome 1, p. 580,
n° 120; -- Subgenus Cerris, section Cerris, subsection Campylolepides (with acutissima and variabilis); -- In fact very close to the species-type acutissima (geographical form ?) ; for some authors (Govaerts & Frodin), it's a good species. |
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