| Quercus franchetii | |
| Author | Skan 1899 J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 513 |
| Synonyms | lanuginosa Franch. 1899, nom. illeg. not Lam. 1778 nor D.Don 1825 nec Beck 1890; |
| Local names | zhui lian li ; |
| Range | China (Sichuan,
Yunnan from center to south); North Thailand; Vietnam; 800 - 2600 m ;
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| Growth habit | 4-6 m usually,
but may reach 15 m; trunk twisting; |
| Leaves | 5-8 x 2.5-3
cm; evergreen; leathery; narrowly oboval, or elliptic, or elliptic-lanceolate;
apex pointed or round; base cuneate; margin dentate (5-10 pairs of short
teeth, setaceous at the end) except at basal half; 7-8 veins pairs, slightly
impressed above, prominent beneath; glabrous, smooth and shiny above;
densely yellowish-grey tomentose beneath with solitary and fasciculate
hairs; petiole 1-1.4 cm long, yellowish grey tomentose; |
| Flowers | February-March;
male catkin tomentose, 2.5-3.5 cm long; female inflorescences 0.5-1 cm,
with 2-3 cups; |
| Fruits | acorn 0.9-1.1 cm long, 0.9 cm in diameter; subglobose, apex slightly concave, or flat or rounded, mucronate; silky; short peduncle (1.5-3 cm); enclosed 2/3 by cup; cup 0.8-1.1 cm in diameter; scales convex, pubescent, triangular; maturing in 1 year; |
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Bark, twigs and |
dark
grey bark; twigs reddish brown, hairy at first with both stellate and
simple yellowish grey hairs, becoming glabrous; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy zone 5-6; |
| Miscellaneous |
-- A. Camus : tome 2, p. 30, n° 136; -- "lanuginosa"
is a term frequently used by Authors, so it is better not to use it,
in order to avoid confusions ! |
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