Quercus bella is an uncommon species of oak tree. It is native to Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Hainan provinces of southern China and to northern Vietnam.[3][1] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[4]
| Quercus bella | |
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Scientific classification 
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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. bella
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus bella | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Cyclobalanopsis bella (Chun & Tsiang) Chun ex Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen (1993) | |
Quercus bella is a tree up to 30 meters tall, with leaves as much as 15 cm long.[3][5]
It grows in humid hill and mountain forests from 200 to 1,172 metres elevation.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Carrero, C.; Strijk, J.S. (2020). "Quercus bella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T78806878A184348038. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T78806878A184348038.en. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ a b Quercus bella Chun & Tsiang. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ a b Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis bella (Chun & Tsiang) Chun ex Y. C. Hsu & H. W. Jen, 1993. 槟榔青冈 bing lang qing gang
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chun, Woon Young & Tsiang, Ying 1947. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 28(3): 326–327 description in Latin, commentary in English
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