| Quercus hui | |
| Author | Chun 1928 J. Arnold Arbor. 9: 126 |
| Synonyms | Cyclobalanopsis hui (Chun) Chun ex Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen 1993 |
| Local names | lei
gong qing gang |
| Range | China (Guangdong,
Guangxi, Hainan), 300 - 1200 m ; |
| Growth habit | usually 5 m, but may reach 15 m; |
| Leaves |
4.5-10 x 1.5-3 cm; oblanceolate, oblong-elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate; thick; glabrous, lustrous and shiny above; hairless, whitish beneath; margin entire, rolled under, remotely serrate near apex; apex acuminate to obtuse; base cuneate, slightly oblique; midrib and secondary veins raised beneath, flat adaxially; 6-10 vein pairs; tertiary veins slender, evident; petiole 1-1.5 cm, glabrescent; |
| Flowers | April-May; female
inflorescences 1-2 cm ; styles 2-3 mm long; |
| Fruits | acorn 1.5 cm
long, 2 cm in diameter; oblong or globose, both ends flattened; singly
or paired; densely tomentose; enclosed only at the base by cup; cup thin,
less than 1.6 cm long and more than 2 cm wide, with 4-6 concentric rings
of scales denticulate at rim; cup tomentose outside and inside; scar 7-10
mm wide, depressed; maturing in 1 year; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark
ash-grey, smooth; twigs orangish tomentose, becoming glabrous, with small
lenticels; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | not
hardy; in wet forests; |
| Miscellaneous | --
A. Camus : tome 1, p. 248, n° 33; -- Sub-genus Cerris, Section Cyclobalanopsis; -- Considered by The Plant List 2013 as a synonym of Q. auricoma A.Camus |
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