| Quercus hondae | |
| Author | Makino 1902 Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16: 144 |
| Synonyms | |
| Local names | |
| Range | Japan (Kyushu); |
| Growth habit | tree |
| Leaves | 6-14 x 2.5-3.5
cm; evergreen; lanceolate or oblanceolate; leathery; acuminate, base cuneate;
margine entire with some small teethe near apex ; both sides hairless;
shiny green above, paler beneath; 8-12 vein pairs; short petiole, less
than 1 cm long; |
| Flowers | |
| Fruits | acorn mucronate
1.5 cm long, 1 cm in diameter, with apex mucronate and pubescent; cup
halfround with 5-6 concentric rings, pubescents and partially dentate;
maturing in 2 years; |
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Bark, twigs and |
bark dark grey, thick, rough; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | not quite hardy; |
| Miscellaneous | --
A. Camus : n° 82 ; -- Sub-genus Cerris, Section Cyclobalanopsis; -- Closely related to Q.acuta or to Q.nubium (for Menitsky intermediate between these 2 species) -- Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : VU). |
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