Quercus lanata

Woolly-leaved oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Section: Quercus
Species: Q. lanata
Binomial name
Quercus lanata
Sm. 1819
Synonyms[1]
  • Quercus banga Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Quercus banga Ham. ex Hook.f.
  • Quercus lanuginosa D.Don 1825 not Lam. 1779
  • Quercus nepaulensis Desf.

Quercus lanata or woolly-leaved oak is a species of Quercus native to southern and southeastern Asia (Himalayas, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal, Indochina (Vietnam, Myanmar, northern Thailand), and southwestern China (Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan)). It is a large tree up to 30 m tall, evergreen. Leaves are thick and leathery, green on top but covered in thick wool on the underside.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Quercus lanata Sm.
  2. ↑ Flora of China, Quercus lanata Smith, 1814. 通麦栎 tong mai li
  3. ↑ Rees, Abraham 1819. Cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature volume 29, pages unnumbered, Quercus no. 27

External links

Quercus lanata at the Encyclopedia of Life

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