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]

Quercus litseoides
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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
Binomial name
Quercus litseoides
Dunn 1909
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclobalanopsis litseoides (Dunn) Schottky

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

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Quercus litseoides Dunn
  2. ^ a b Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis litseoides (Dunn) Schottky, 1912. 木姜叶青冈 mu jiang ye qing gang
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Dunn, Stephen Troyte 1909. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 47(10): 377 description in Latin, commentary in English
  5. ^ The Plant List, Litsea chinensis Lam.
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