Quercus helferiana

Quercus helferiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Q. helferiana
Binomial name
Quercus helferiana
A.DC. 1864
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclobalanopsis helferiana (A.DC.) Oerst.
  • Quercus ilex Lour.
  • Quercus prainiana H.Lév. 1913 not Trel. 1924

Quercus helferiana is an Asian species of oak in the beech family. It is native to Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, India, and southern China (Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou).[2]

Description

Quercus helferiana is a tree up to 20 meters tall, with a trunk up to 30 cm in diameter. Leaves elliptical or egg-shaped, up to 22 cm long, wavy edges but no teeth or lobes.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Quercus helferiana A.DC.
  2. 1 2 Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis helferiana (A. de Candolle) Oersted, 1867, 毛枝青冈 mao zhi qing gang

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