Quercus lanata explained

Quercus lanata, the woolly-leaved oak, is a species of Quercus native to southern and southeastern Asia, including India (from eastern Uttarakhand to Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Nepal, Indochina (Vietnam, Myanmar, northern Thailand), and southwestern China (Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan). It is a large evergreen tree up to 30m (100feet) tall. The leaves are thick and leathery, green on top but covered in thick wool on the underside.^[1] It is classified in subgenus Cerris, section Ilex.^[2]

This oak tree grows up to 20 m tall, and under the synonym Quercus oblongata has been recorded from Vietnam, where it may be called sồi bạc^[3] or sồi bạch mao.^[4]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized by Plants of the World Online :^[5]

• Quercus lanata subsp. lanata, synonyms including Quercus oblongata – throughout the range of the species^[6]
• Quercus lanata subsp. leiocarpa (A.Camus) Menitsky – from the Assam region to Indo-China^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Rees, Abraham . 1819 . Cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature . 29 . Quercus no. 27.
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 . 2023-02-18 . xls . amp .
3. Võ Văn Chi (2007) Sách tra cứu tên cây cỏ Việt Nam Nhà xuẩt bản Giáo dục, VN
4. Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. II publ. Nhà xuẩt bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
5. Web site: Quercus lanata Sm.. . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023-02-23 .
6. Web site: Quercus lanata subsp. lanata . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023-02-23 .
7. Web site: Quercus lanata subsp. leiocarpa (A.Camus) Menitsky . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023-02-23 .