Quercus litseoides explained

Quercus litseoides is an uncommon Asian species of trees in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found only in southern China, in the Provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi.^[1] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.^[2]

Quercus litseoides is a tree up to 10 meters tall. Leaves can be as much as 7 cm long.^[1]

The epithet "litseoides" refers to a resemblance between this tree and Litsea chinensis, now called Litsea glutinosa.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• line drawing, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 4, fig. 376, drawings 6-8 at upper left

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210000385 Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis litseoides (Dunn) Schottky, 1912. 木姜叶青冈 mu jiang ye 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/item/109351#page/422/mode/1up Dunn, Stephen Troyte 1909. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 47(10): 377
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2351762 The Plant List, Litsea chinensis Lam.