Quercus litseoides

Quercus litseoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Cyclobalanopsis
Species: Q. litseoides
Binomial name
Quercus litseoides
Dunn 1909
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclobalanopsis litseoides (Dunn) Schottky

Quercus litseoides is an uncommon Asian species of trees in the beech family. It is has been found only in southern China, in the Provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi.[2]

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.[3][4]

References

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