Quercus litseoides

Quercus litseoides is an uncommon Asian species of trees in the beech family. It has been found only in southern China, in the Provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi.[2]

Quercus litseoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Cyclobalanopsis
Species:
Q. litseoides
Binomial name
Quercus litseoides
Dunn 1909
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclobalanopsis litseoides (Dunn) Schottky

Quercus litseoides is a tree up to 10 meters tall. Leaves can be as much as 7 cm long.[2]

The epithet "litseoides" refers to a resemblance between this tree and Litsea chinensis, now called Litsea glutinosa.[3][4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Quercus litseoides Dunn
  2. Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis litseoides (Dunn) Schottky, 1912. 木姜叶青冈 mu jiang ye qing gang
  3. Dunn, Stephen Troyte 1909. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 47(10): 377 description in Latin, commentary in English
  4. The Plant List, Litsea chinensis Lam.


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