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Quercus lodicosa | |
Author | O.E. & E.F.Warburg 1933 J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 58: 182 |
Synonyms | |
Local names | xi zang li ; |
Range | SE Tibet; Assam; N Myanmar; 1800-3000 m; |
Growth habit | 15-20 m; |
Leaves | 7-14
x 3.5-5.5 cm; evergreen; elliptic or oval-elliptic; apex pointed shortly
acuminate; base cuneate, asymmetrical; margin dentate except near base;
glabrous above except at the base of midrib; woolly beneath; yellowish
woolly tomentose when young; 14-18 vein pairs very prominent beneath,
at an angle of 60-65° with the midrib; petiole 1-2 cm, tomentose at
first, becoming hairless; |
Flowers | male
catkin 4.5-5 cm long, tomentose then glabrous; pistillate inflorescence
short, bearing 1-3 flowers; |
Fruits | acorn
1.8 cm long, 2 cm in diameter; mucronate; usually singly on a very short
peduncle; cup shallow, 1.8-2.2 cm in diameter, with thick, hard, tomentose,
nearly free (not appressed) scales; |
Bark, twigs and |
young
twigs tomentose, first year reddish, becoming grey brown; inconspicuous
lenticels; |
Hardiness zone, habitat | not
hardy; broadleaves evergreen mountain forests; |
Miscellaneous | -- A. Camus : tome 2, p. 31,
n° 137; -- Sub-genus Cerris, Section Ilex; -- Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : EN). |
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