Quercus blakei explained

Quercus blakei is an uncommon species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found in Indochina (Laos and Vietnam) and southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan).[1] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[2]

Description

Quercus blakei is a tree up to 35 m. tall, with leaves as much as 190 mm long.[1] [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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210000355 Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis blakei (Skan) Schottky, 1912. 栎子青冈 li zi qing gang
  2. Web site: Denk . Thomas . Grimm . Guido W. . Manos . Paul S. . Deng . Min . Hipp . Andrew L. . 2017 . Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks . figshare . 2023-02-24 . xls . amp .
  3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16516852#page/148/mode/1up Skan, Sidney Alfred 1900. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 27(3): plate 2662 and subsequent unnumbered text page