Quercus myrsinifolia explained

Quercus myrsinifolia is an Asian species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has several common names, including bamboo-leaf oak,[1] Chinese evergreen oak, and Chinese ring-cupped oak. Its Chinese name is Chinese: 小叶青冈; pinyin:, which means little leaf ring-cupped oak (literally translated as little leaf green ridge tree), in Japan it is called and in Korea it is known as (Korean: 가시나무).[2] It is native to east central and southeast China, Japan, Korea, Laos, northern Thailand, and Vietnam.[3] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[4]

Description

Quercus myrsinifolia is an evergreen oak tree that grows up to tall.Leaves are 60–110 × 18–40 mm with serrulate margins; the petiole is 10–25 mm long.The acorns are ovoid to ellipsoid, 14–25 × 10–15 mm, and glabrous with a rounded apex; the flat scar is approx. 6 mm in diameter. Cupules are 5–8 × 10–18 mm, enclosing 1/3–1/2 of acorn, bracts are not connate at the apex.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lee . Sangtae . Chang . Kae Sun . English Names for Korean Native Plants . 2015 . . Pocheon . 978-89-97450-98-5 . 600 . 7 March 2019 . Korea Forest Service.
  2. 植物和名ー学名インデックス YList - The YList Botanical Name - Scientific Name Index http://ylist.info/ylist_detail_display.php?pass=3226 Accessed 22 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Quercus myrsinifolia . Jean Louis Helardot . Oaks of the World . 17 June 2012. — includes several photographs
  4. 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 .