| Quercus franchetii | |
| Author | Skan 1899 J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 513 |
| Synonyms | lanuginosa Franch. 1899, nom. illeg. not Lam. 1778 nor D.Don 1825; |
| Local names | zhui lian li ; |
| Range | China (Sichuan,
Yunnan from center to south); North Thailand; Vietnam; 800 - 2600 m ;
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| Growth habit | 4-6 m usually,
but may reach 15 m; trunk twisting; |
| Leaves | 5-12 x 2.5-6
cm; evergreen; leathery; oboval or elliptic; pointed, base cuneate or
slightly rounded, sometimes cordate ; margin dentate (5-10 pairs of short
teeth, setaceous at the end) except at basal half; 6-92 vein pairs; glabrous,
smooth and shiny above; densely yellowish-grey tomentose beneath with
solitary and fasciculate hairs; petiole 0.2-1.4 cm, yellowish grey tomentose;
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| Flowers | February-March;
female inflorescences 1-5 cm, with 1-2 cups; |
| Fruits | acorn 0.9-1.1 cm long, 0.9 cm in diameter; subglobose, apex slightly concave, or flat or rounded, mucronate; silky; short peduncle (1.5-3 cm); enclosed 1/2 by cup; cup 1-1.4 cm in diameter, scaly; scales convex, pubescent, triangular; maturing in 1 year; |
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Bark, twigs and |
dark
grey bark; twigs reddish brown, hairy at first with both stellate and
simple yellowish grey hairs, becoming glabrous; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | hardy zone 5-6; |
| Miscellaneous |
-- A. Camus : n° 136 ; -- "lanuginosa"
is a term frequently used by Authors, so it is better not to use it,
in order to avoid confusions ! |
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