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| Quercus lodicosa | |
| Author | O.E. & E.F.Warburg 1933 J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 58: 182 |
| Synonyms | |
| Local names | xi zang li ; |
| Range | SE Tibet; Assam; N Myanmar; 1800-3000 m; |
| Growth habit | 15-20 m; |
| Leaves | 7-14
x 3.5-5.5 cm; evergreen; elliptic; apex pointed; base cuneate, asymmetrical;
margin dentate except near base; glabrous above except at the base of
midrib; woolly beneath; reddish tomentose when young; 14-18 vein pairs;
petiole 1-2 cm, tomentose at first, becoming hairless; |
| Flowers | pistillate
inflorescence short, bearing a single flower; |
| Fruits | acorn
1.8 cm long, 2 cm in diameter; mucronate; usually singly; cup shallow,
1.8-2.2 cm in diameter, with thick, hard, tomentose, nearly free (not
appressed) scales; |
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Bark, twigs and |
young
twigs tomentose, first year reddish, becoming grey brown; inconspicuous
lenticels; |
| Hardiness zone, habitat | not
hardy; broadleaves evergreen mountain forests; |
| Miscellaneous | -- A. Camus : n° 137; -- Sub-genus Cerris, Section Ilex; -- Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : EN). |
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