Quercus phillyraeoides

Quercus phillyreoides is a species of plant in the genus Quercus. It is evergreen, withstands frost and can be grown in hardiness zone 7.

Quercus phillyreoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Fagaceae
Genus:	Quercus
Species:	Quercus phillyreoides
Binomial name
Quercus phillyreoides A.Gray
Synonyms
Quercus wrightii Nakai Quercus tinfanensis A.Camus Quercus singuliflora (H.Lév.) A.Camus Quercus pillyreoides A.Gray Quercus phillyreoides f. wrightii Quercus phillyreoides var. wrightii Quercus phillyreoides var. subcrispa Quercus phillyreoides var. sinensis Quercus phillyreoides subsp. fokienensis Quercus phillyreoides f. crispa Quercus phillyreoides var. crispa Quercus myricifolia Hu & W.C.Cheng Quercus ilex var. phillyreoides Quercus fooningensis Hu & W.C.Cheng Quercus fokienensis Nakai

Use

The Japanese use the Quercus phillyreoides or ubame oak to produce binchōtan, a traditional variety of vegetal activated carbon.[1]

References

1. Guichard-Anguis, Sylvie (2011). "Walking through World Heritage Forest in Japan: the Kumano pilgrimage". Journal of Heritage Tourism. 6 (4): 285–295. doi:10.1080/1743873X.2011.620114. ISSN 1743-873X. S2CID 143584287.