Quercus saravanensis

Quercus saravanensis is an Asian species of tree in the family Fagaceae and the "ring-cupped oak" sub-genus. It has been found in northern Indochina (Laos + Vietnam), and also in the Province of Yunnan in southwestern China.[2]

Quercus saravanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:
Q. saravanensis
Binomial name
Quercus saravanensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclobalanopsis kontumensis (A.Camus) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen
  • Cyclobalanopsis saravanensis (A.Camus) Hjelmq.
  • Quercus kontumensis A.Camus

Quercus saravanensis is a large tree up to 50 m tall. Twigs are hairless. Leaves can be as much as 140 mm long, thin and papery. The acorn is ellipsoid, 15-20 × 15-20 mm, glabrous; the scar is approx. 8 mm in diameter.[2]

References
  1. The Plant List, Quercus saravanensis A.Camus
  2. Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis saravanensis (A. Camus) Hjelmquist, 1968. 薄叶青冈 bao ye qing gang
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