| Quercus fabri | |
| Author | Hance 1869 J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 10: 202 |
| Synonyms | |
| Local names | bai li ; |
| Range |
China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong,
Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, southern Shaanxi,
Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); 100-1900 m; |
| Growth habit | usually a small
tree, but may reach 20-25 m high with a trunk to 1 m in diametre; |
| Leaves | 6-15 x 2.5-10
cm; deciduous; leathery; oboval with upper face slightly convex; apex
rounded with a small pointed tip; base cuneate or narrowly rounded; margin
wavy, crenate-dentate with nearly 10 pairs of obtuse teeth; dark green,
dull, glabrous above; light grey brown tomentose beneath; 8-12 vein pairs;
tertiary veins evident underneath; petiole 3-5 mm, yellow brown pubescent;
conspicuous red leaves at fall; |
| Flowers | April; female
inflorescence 1-4 cm, bearing 2-4 seeds; |
| Fruits | acorn 1.8-2.2
cm long, 0.5-1 cm wide; glabrous; oblong, mucronate; enclosed 1/3 by cup;
cup sessile, 1 cm in diameter, bearing broad, pubescent scales; maturing
in 1 year; |
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Bark, twigs and |
greyish
brown bark; twigs densely grey tomentose; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy
zone 7 (withstands -15°C); in mixed forests; |
| Miscellaneous | --
A. Camus : n° 147; -- Sub-genus Quercus, Section Quercus, Series Roburoid; -- Often written erroneously "fabrei"; |
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