Quercus thorelii

Quercus thorelii is an Asian species of tree in the family Fagaceae and the "ring-cupped oak" sub-genus; the species is named after the French botanist Clovis Thorel. It has been found in Indochina (Laos, Vietnam) and in southern China (Guangxi, Yunnan).[2]

Quercus thorelii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:
Q. thorelii
Binomial name
Quercus thorelii
Hickel & A.Camus
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclobalanopsis chingsiensis (Y.T.Chang) Y.T.Chang
  • Cyclobalanopsis subhinoidea (Chun & W.C.Ko) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen ex Y.T.Chang
  • Cyclobalanopsis thorelii (Hickel & A.Camus) Hu
  • Quercus chingsiensis Y.T.Chang
  • Quercus hsiensiui Chun & W.C.Ko
  • Quercus subhinoidea Chun & W.C.Ko

Quercus thorelii is a tree up to 30 m. tall. Twigs are covered with star-shaped hairs. Leaves can be as much as 170 mm long. The acorn is oblate, 10-15 × 25-30 mm, light brown, densely tomentose, apex depressed, with a scar that is approx. 20 mm in diameter.[2]

References
  1. The Plant List, Quercus thorelii Hickel & A.Camus
  2. Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis thorelii (Hickel & A. Camus) Hu, 1940. 厚缘青冈 hou yuan qing gang
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