Quercus litseoides is an uncommon Asian species of trees in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found only in southern China, in the Provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi.[2] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Cerris |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Cyclobalanopsis |
| Species: | Q. litseoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus litseoides Dunn 1909
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Quercus litseoides is a tree up to 10 meters tall. Leaves can be as much as 7 cm long.[2]
The epithet "litseoides" refers to a resemblance between this tree and Litsea chinensis, now called Litsea glutinosa.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Quercus litseoides Dunn
- ^ a b Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis litseoides (Dunn) Schottky, 1912. 木姜叶青冈 mu jiang ye qing gang
- ^ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ Dunn, Stephen Troyte 1909. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 47(10): 377 description in Latin, commentary in English
- ^ The Plant List, Litsea chinensis Lam.
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