Quercus glauca
| Ring-cupped oak | |
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| 1874 illustration[1] | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Species: | Q. glauca |
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| Quercus glauca Thunb. 1784 not F. Buerger ex Blume 1851 nor Martrin-Donos & Timb.-Lagr. 1864 nor Bosc ex Loisel. 1825 nor Oerst. 1869[2] | |
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Quercus glauca (syn. Cyclobalanopsis glauca), also known as ring-cupped oak, Japanese blue oak or glaucous-leaf oak, is an Asian species in the genus Quercus in the beech family. It is native to eastern and southern Asia, mostly in China but also in neighboring countries (Afghanistan, Kashmir, northern and eastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Korea, and southern Japan).[4]
Quercus glauca is a small to medium-sized evergreen broadleaf tree growing to 15–20 m tall. The leaves are a distinct deep purple-crimson on new growth, soon turning glossy green above, glaucous blue-green below, 6–13 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, with a serrated margin. The flowers are catkins, and the fruit are acorns 1–1.6 cm long, with series of concentric rings on the outside of the acorn cup.[4]
Cultivation and uses
It is planted as an ornamental tree in regions of Europe and North America with mild winters.
References
- ↑ illustration from D. Brandis, Illustrations of the Forest Flora of North-West and Central India, 1874
- ↑ Tropicos, Quercus glauca
- ↑ The Plant List, Quercus glauca Thunb.
- 1 2 Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis glauca (Thunberg) Oersted, 1867. 青冈 qing gang
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden collected in China in 1977
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Myanmar (Burma) in 1961, showing rings on acorn cups
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