Quercus blakei
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Cyclobalanopsis |
| Species: | Q. blakei
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| Binomial name | |
| Quercus blakei | |
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Quercus blakei is an uncommon species of tree the Asian sub-genus of Cyclobalanopsis in the family Fagaceae. It has been found in Indochina (Laos and Vietnam) and southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan ).[2]
Description
Quercus blakei is a tree up to 35 m. tall, with leaves as much as 190 mm long.[2][3] The acorns are ellipsoid to ovoid, 25-35 × 15–30 mm with a flat to depressed scar 7–11 mm in diameter. The cupules are shallow-bowl-shaped, 5-10 × 20–30 mm, covering base of acorn, with bracts in 6 or 7 rings, margin entire or dentate. In China, flowering occurs in March and acorns ca be found from October–December.[2]
References
- ^ The Plant List, Quercus blakei Skan
- ^ a b c Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis blakei (Skan) Schottky, 1912. 栎子青冈 li zi qing gang
- ^ Skan, Sidney Alfred 1900. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 27(3): plate 2662 and subsequent unnumbered text page description in Latin, commentary in English, full-page line drawing of Quercus blakei
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