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| Quercus oxyphylla | |
| Author | (E.H.Wils.) Hand.-Mazz. 1929 Symb. Sin. 7: 46 |
| Synonyms | spathulata Seemen var. oxyphylla E.H.Wilson 1927 |
| Local names | jian
ye li ; |
| Range | China (Anhwei,
Sutchuen, Hupei, Shanxi), 200 - 800 m ; |
| Growth habit | 20-22 m tall;
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| Leaves | 5-9 x 2-4 cm; evergreen; flat, thin, coriaceous; broadly oblong, oblong-lanceolate or subelliptic; apex slightly attenuate or rounded; base subcordate attenuate; margin entire, sometimes denticulate near apex, with rare, short, mucronate teeth; adaxially with sparse hairs; stellate pubescent beneath, becoming glabrous; 5-6 vein pairs weakly raised below; tertiary veins thin, evident below; petiole 1-1.5 cm, with dense yellowish brown stellate hairs; |
| Flowers | May-June; pistillate
inflorescences 1-2 cm long, with tomentose axis, bearing 1-2 flowers;
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| Fruits | acorn 1.5-2.5
cm long, ovoid, apex pubescent; singly or paired; enclosed 1/2 by cup;
cup with 4-5 mm long, free, yellowish brown tomentose, narrow scales;
maturing in 2 years; |
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Bark, twigs and |
twig with yellow brown stellate tomentum, often sulcate; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | not
hardy; mixed tropical forests; |
| Miscellaneous | --
A. Camus : tome 1, p. 429, n° 105; -- Sub-genus Cerris, Section Ilex; -- Related to Q. dolicholepis ; |
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| Pictures | drawing |