Quercus rex
| Quercus rex | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Cyclobalanopsis |
| Species: | Q. rex |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus rex Hemsl. 1900 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Quercus rex is an Asian species of trees in the beech family. It has been found in northern Indochina (Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam), northeastern India (Assam), and also in the Province of Yunnan in southwestern China.[2]
Quercus rex is a large tree up to 30 meters tall. Twigs are pale brown with a woolly coating of hairs. Leaves can be as much as 27 cm long.[2][3]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Quercus rex Hemsl.
- 1 2 Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis rex (Hemsley) Schottky, 1912. 大果青冈 da guo qing gang
- ↑ Hemsley, William Botting 1900. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 27(3): plate 2663 and subsequent unnumbered text page 2- page fold-out line drawing, description in Latin, commentary and figure captions in English
External links
- line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 4, fig. 381, drawings 1-3 at left
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Yunnan, showing leaves
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Yunnan, showing acorns
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