Quercus kouangsiensis is an uncommon Asian species of trees in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found only in southern China, in the Provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, and Yunnan.[3] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[4]

Quercus kouangsiensis
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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. kouangsiensis
Binomial name
Quercus kouangsiensis
A.Camus 1937
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyclobalanopsis kouangsiensis (A.Camus) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen
  • Quercus macrocalyx var. tomentosa Metcalf
  • Quercus nemoralis Chun

Quercus kouangsiensis is a tree up to 15 meters tall. Leaves can be as much as 20 cm long.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ Carrero, C.; Strijk, J.S. (2020). "Quercus kouangsiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T191482A1985046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T191482A1985046.en. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Quercus kouangsiensis A.Camus
  3. ^ a b Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis kouangsiensis (A. Camus) Y. C. Hsu & H. W. Jen, 1976. 广西青冈 guang xi qing gang
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Chun Woon Young 1947. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 28(2): 241 description in Latin, commentary in English, as Quercus nemoralis
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