Quercus auricoma

Quercus auricoma[2] is the accepted name of a tree species in the Asian sub-genus of 'ring-cupped oaks' and the family Fagaceae; there are no known subspecies.[3][4]

Quercus auricoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:
Q. auricoma
Binomial name
Quercus auricoma
Synonyms[1]

Cyclobalanopsis hui (Chun) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen
Quercus hui Chun

This oak tree grows up to 30 m. tall and has orange-brown twigs. Leaves can be as much as 120 mm long;[5][6] the acorns are "hemispherical".[7] This species has been recorded from southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan: a.k.a. Cyclobalanopsis hui[5]) and Vietnam (in the Bạch Mã area): where it may be called sồi tóc vàng.[7]

References
  1. The Plant List: Quercus auricoma
  2. A.Camus, 1935 In: Chênes , Atlas 2: 122
  3. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis hui (Chun) Chun ex Y. C. Hsu & H. W. Jen, 1993. 雷公青冈 lei gong qing gang
  6. Chun, Woon Young 1928. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 9(2–3): 126–127 parallel descriptions in English + Latin, commentary in English
  7. Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. II publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
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