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Quercus bella | |
Author | Chun & Tsiang 1947 J. Arnold Arbor. 28: 326 1947. |
Synonyms | Cyclobalanopsis bella (Chun & Tsiang) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen 1993 |
Local names | bing lang qing gang |
Range | China (Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi ), 200-700 m, in wet forests; |
Growth habit | reaches 30 m;
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Leaves | 8-15 x 2-3.5
cm; lanceolate to oblong-elliptic; subleathery; dark green, shiny adaxially;
glaucous, hairless below; base cuneate, slightly oblique; apex acuminate
; margin serrate in apical 1/2; 11-13 pairs of lateral veins flat adaxially,
raised under; tertiary veins slender, evident abaxially; petiole glabrous,
1-2 cm; |
Flowers | February to
April; female inflorescences to 1-2 cm; |
Fruits | acorn flattened,
1.5 cm long, 2.5 cm in diameter; pubescent in youth but glabrescent; paired
or to 3; cup shallow (5 mm long, 25-30 mm wide), thin (1 mm), covering
base of nut, with 6-8 concentric rings irregulary denticulate at margins;
scar impressed, 1-1.4 cm in diameter; stylopodium persistent; ripe in
1 year; |
Bark, twigs and |
twigs
angled, pubescent becoming glabrous; |
Hardiness zone, habitat | not hardy; |
Miscellaneous | -- Sub-genus Cerris, Section
Cyclobalanopsis; |
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