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| Quercus chungii | |
| Author | F.P.Metcalf 1931 Lingnan Sci. J. 10: 481 1931 |
| Synonyms | Cyclobalanopsis
chungii (F.P.Metcalf) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen 1982 |
| Local names | fujian qing gang |
| Range | China (Fujian,
Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi ) ; at 200-800 m ; |
| Growth habit | reaches 15 m
high; |
| Leaves | 6-10 x 1.5-4
cm; elliptic narrow or broadly lanceolate; subleathery; abundant brown
tomentum below (8-10- rays stellate hairs), especially on basal part;
base rounded or weakly cuneate, apex sharp pointed; margin denticulate
near apex, rarely entire (then not revolute); 10-15 secondary vein pairs
prominent only abaxially; tertiary veins evident beneath; petiole greyish
brown, velutinous, 1-2 cm; |
| Flowers | female inflorescence
1.5-2 cm, densely tomentose; 4 styles free almost to their base; |
| Fruits | acorn globose, both ends flattened, 1.5 cm in diameter, velutinous; 2 to 6 togethe on short peduncles; cup shallow, 2 mm thick, covering only base of nut, both inside and outside grey brown tomentose; scales in 5-7 concentric rings, greyish pubescent, margin basal 2 crenulate; |
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Bark, twigs and |
twigs velvety, becoming glabrous; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | in broad-leaved evergreen forests, on mountain slopes and in valleys; not hardy; |
| Miscellaneous |
-- Sub-genus Cerris, Section Cyclobalanopsis;
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| Pictures | drawing |