Quercus gilva

Quercus gilva, the red-bark oak,[2] is a species of tree in the beech family. It has been found in Japan, Korea, and southeastern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, Taiwan, Zhejiang).[3]

Quercus gilva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:
Q. gilva
Binomial name
Quercus gilva
Blume 1850
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclobalanopsis gilva (Blume) Oerst.
  • Cyclobalanopsis hunanensis (Hand.-Mazz.) W.C.Cheng & T.Hong
  • Quercus hunanensis Hand.-Mazz.

Quercus gilva is a tree which grows to 30 meters (98 ft) tall with orangish-brown twigs. Leaves can be as much as 12 cm long (4.7 in).[3][4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Quercus gilva Blume
  2. Lee, Sangtae; Chang, Kae Sun, eds. (2015). English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. p. 599. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via Korea Forest Service.
  3. Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis gilva (Blume) Oersted, 1867. 赤皮青冈 chi pi qing gang
  4. Blume, Carl Ludwig von 1850. Museum Botanicum 1(20): 306 in Latin
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