Quercus lanata

Quercus lanata, the woolly-leaved oak, is a species of Quercus native to southern and southeastern Asia (India (from eastern Uttarakhand to Arunachal Pradesh), 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]

Woolly-leaved oak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. lanata
Binomial name
Quercus lanata
Synonyms[1]
  • Quercus banga Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Quercus banga Ham. ex Hook.f.
  • Quercus lanuginosa D.Don
  • Quercus nepaulensis Desf.

References
  1. "Quercus lanata Sm.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
  2. Huang, Chengjiu; Zhang, Yongtian; Bartholomew, Bruce. "Quercus lanata". Flora of China. 4 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. Rees, Abraham (1819). Cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. 29. Quercus no. 27.


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