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  Quercus braianensis
Author A.Camus 1935 Chênes Atlas 2: 120 1935.
Synonyms erioclada A. Camus 1936
Local names
Range Central Vietnam; 900 to 2000 m;
Growth habit 14-28 m;
Leaves 7-13 x 2.7-3.7 cm; broadly lanceolate; attenuate at both ends; hairless above; whitish tomentose beneath, becoming hairless at maturity; entire (less often denticulate near apex); 17-20 vein pairs, raised abaxially, at an angle of 40° with midrib; petiole 1 cm long, becoming glabrous;
Flowers 4 short styles; long stigmas;
Fruits acorn globose, depressed at apex, 1.5 cm in diameter, hairy, half-enclosed in cup; cup tomentose, 1.6 cm in diameter, with 6 wide, denticulate, pubescent rings; mature first year;

Bark, twigs and
buds

twig yellowish white tomentose, becoming glabrescent; white lenticels; bud rounded, with truncate scales;

Hardiness zone, habitat hardy
Miscellaneous

-- A.Camus : tome 1, p. 356, n° 75;
-- Sub-genus Cerris, Section Cyclobalanopsis;
-- Section Lepidotricha (Menitsky);
-- Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : VU).

 

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