Quercus phillyraeoides
Quercus phillyreoides is a species of plant in the genus Quercus. It is evergreen, withstands frost and can be grown in hardiness zone 7.
| Quercus phillyraeoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. phillyreoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus phillyreoides | |
| Synonyms | |
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Quercus wrightii Nakai | |
Use
The Japanese use the Quercus phillyreoides or ubame oak to produce binchōtan, a traditional variety of vegetal activated carbon.[1]