| Quercus ciliaris | |
| Author | C.C. Huang & Y.T. Chang 1992 Guihaia 12: 302 1992 |
| Synonyms | glauca f. gracilis Rehd. &
Wils. 1916 gracilis (Rehd. & Wils.) Wuzhi 1976 not Korthals 1844 nec Lange 1865 liboensis Zhou 1998 shennongii Huang & Fu 1984 Cyclobalanopsis gracilis (Rehd. & Wils.) W.C. Cheng & T. Hong in W.C. Cheng 1963 Cyclobalanopsis glauca (Thunb.) Oerst. var. gracilis Y.T. Chang 1994 Cyclobalanopsis pseudoglauca Li & Wang 1985 Cyclobalanopsis shennongii (Huang & Fu) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen 1993 Wuhan Bot. Res. 2: 242 |
| Local names | xi ye qing gang; |
| Range | 500-2600 m in China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, W Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang). |
| Growth habit | reaches 15 m tall; |
| Leaves | 4.5- x 1.5-3 cm, oblong-oval to oval-lanceolate; shiny green adaxially; whitish below, with simple prostrate hairs; base cuneate to almos rounded; apex acuminate to caudate; margin with small sharp serrations on apical 2/3; 7-12 vein pairs inconspicuous; tertiary veins obscure beneath; petiole 1-1.5 cm long; |
| Flowers | pistillate inflorescences 1-1.5 cm long, with tomentos bracts and rachis; |
| Fruits | acorn ellipsoid, 1.5-2 cm long, 1 cm wide, hairy at apex; 2 to 3 together; enclosed 1/3 or 1/2 by cup; cup 6-8 mm long, 10-13 mm wide, with greyish brown tomentum inside and outside, with 6-9 concentric rings denticulate (the 2 rings near base dentate); scar 5 mm in diameter, slightly convex; stylopodium persistent, short; ripening first year; |
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Bark, twigs and |
branchlets tomentose, glabrescent; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy; mixed forests in mountains; |
| Miscellaneous |
-- Sub-genus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis;
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