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  Quercus lineata
Author Blume 1826 Bijdr. 523
Synonyms Cyclobanalopsis lineata (Bl.)Oerst 1876
hendersoniana A.Camus 1932
lineata var. heterochroa MiQ.1856
lineata var. oxyrhyncha (MiQ.) Seem. 1906
oxyrhyncha Miq.1861
polyneura Miq.1851
Local names
Range Java, Sumatra, West Borneo, Malaysia; 1500-2000 m;
Growth habit may reach 30 m tall; trunk up to 0,6 m in diameter;
Leaves 7-20 x 2-6 cm; coriaceous but thin; lanceolate to elliptic; apex acuminate with 0.5-1.5 cm long cuspid; base acute attenuate, sometimes asymmetrical; margin entire, flat, remotely serrulate at apical half; nearly hairless above; densely greyish brown pubescent beneath, with simple hairs; 14-20 pairs of secondary veins straight, parallel, closely spaced, prominent below, forming an angle of 45-60° with the midrib; petiole 1-2 cm long, slightly tomentose, flat or remotely grooved above;
Flowers April to May; male catkins 5-10 cm long, glabrescent; male flowers solitary or in clusters of 3, perianth tomentose 5-6-lobed , 6-8 glabrous stamens, pistillode replaced by a tuft of stiff hairs; female inflorescence hairy, 1.5-2 cm long, with 5-6 flowers; pistillate flowers with hairy perianth 5-6-lobed, ovary conical,  3 styles 1-3 mm long;
Fruits acorn ovoid, subglobose to cylindrical, 2-3 cm long, 1-3 cm wide, tomentose, base rounded, apex attenuate to rounded; sessile; enclosed 1/3 by cup; cup tomentose, tawny, slightly higher than wide, with 5-10 concentric, denticulate rings of scales; August to December ;

Bark, twigs and
buds

smooth, grey bark; young shoot golden brown pubescent, glabrescent, with lenticels; terminal buds ovoid to subglobose, 2-2.5 cm in diameter; stipules linear, acute, deciduous, pubescent, 10-15 mm long;  
Hardiness zone, habitat not hardy; 
Miscellaneous -- A. Camus : n° 13;
-- Sub-genus Cerris, Section Cyclobalanopsis;
-- Section Glauca, sub-section Lineatae (Menitsky)

Subspecies and
varieties
For A. Camus, Q.hendersoniana is a closely related species, near Malacca;
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