| Quercus litseoides | |
| Author | Dunn 1909 J. Bot. 47: 377 |
| Synonyms | Cyclobalanopsis litseoides (Dunn) Schottky 1912 |
| Local names | mu jiang ye quig gang ; |
| Range | China ( Hong
Kong, Guangdong, Guangxi), 700-1000 m ; |
| Growth habit | small shrub
1-2.5 m tall, may reach 10 m; |
| Leaves | 3.5-6 cm x 1.5-3 cm; stalkless or nearly so; oboval; thick, leathery, stiff; apex rounded, obtuse or emarginate; base cuneate; margin entire rolled under; shiny green, glabrous adaxially; dull beneath; 6-9 vein pairs raised abaxially, at an angle of 40° with midrib; petiole thick, 2 mm long; |
| Flowers | male catkin 2.5-5 cm; female inflorescence 1.25-2.5 cm long, greyish-white or brown pubescent, with 2-4 flowers; 3 styles; |
| Fruits | acorn 1.5-1.8
cm long; usually paired; pubescent, especially near apex; enclosed 1/4
or 1/3 by cup; cup bowl-shaped, 5-6 mm long x 10 mm wide, slightly tomentose
outside, with 5-7 concentric rings entire or denticulate; |
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Bark, twigs and |
twigs
slightly at first greyish-white or brown tomentose, becoming glabrous;
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| Hardiness zone, habitat | scattered in mountain forests; rare; |
| Miscellaneous | --
A. Camus : tome 1, p. 365, n° 84; -- Sub-genus Cerris, Section Cyclobalanopsis; -- Section Semiserrata, sub-section Chrysotrichae (Menitsky). -- Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : VU). -- Related to Q.hui Chun ; |
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