| Quercus eumorpha | |
| Author | Kurz 1873 J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42(2): 107 |
| Synonyms | Lithocarpus
eumorphus (Kurz) A.Camus 1931 ramsbottomii A.Camus 1936 lenticellata Barnett 1938 |
| Local names | |
| Range | Myanmar; Thailand;
to 2100 m; |
| Growth habit | may reach more
than 30 m high; |
| Leaves | 6-10 X 2.5-4.5
cm; oval lanceolate, leathery; apex acuminate ; base cuneate ; entire
or slightly crenate, with sometimes small teeth at apical 1/2; green,
glabrous above; glaucous beneath with tawny hairs; 6-13 pairs of secondary
veins; petiole to 1 cm; |
| Flowers | |
| Fruits | acorn ovoid to 2 cm long and 1.6 cm in diametre, singly or paired, or to 5, on a long peduncle; cup halfround, with 5-8 concentric rings covered with tawny pubescence; maturing in 1 year; |
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Bark, twigs and |
annual
shoot hairless, with light, prominent lenticels; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | not hardy |
| Miscellaneous | --
Sub-genus Cerris, Section Cyclobalanopsis; -- Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : EN). |
| Subspecies and varieties |
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For Menitsky (1976), there is a subspecies : subsp yaiensis,
in Thailand, differing from the type in having larger elliptic leaves,
with more secondary veins (12-15 pairs), and a bigger acorn. -- Moreover, Q. lenticellata is considered by Menitsky as a true species that reaches 40 m for a trunk to 1 m in diameter; leaves identical but toothed at the apical half; 14-16 pairs of secondary veins impressed above and slightly raised beneath. |
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