Quercus blakei
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Quercus blakei is an uncommon species of tree the Asian sub-genus of Quercus 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
External links
Data related to Quercus blakei at Wikispecies
Media related to Quercus at Wikimedia Commons- Line drawings, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 4, fig. 386, drawings 5-11 and lower left and upper left
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