Quercus chrysocalyx
Quercus chrysocalyx[1] is a tree species in the beech family Fagaceae; there are no known subspecies.[2][3] It is native to Cambodia, China (Yunnan), Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.[4] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis (the ring-cupped oaks).[5]
| Quercus chrysocalyx | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Cerris |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Cyclobalanopsis |
| Species: | Q. chrysocalyx |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus chrysocalyx Hickel & A.Camus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cyclobalanopsis chrysocalyx (Hickel & A.Camus) Hjelmq. | |
This oak tree grows up to 15 m tall, with large acorns – 25–30 mm, and has been recorded from Vietnam, where it may be called sồi quang.[6]
Taxonomy & naming
Quercus chrysocalyx was first described in 1921 by Paul Robert Hickel and Aimée Antoinette Camus.[1] The species epithet, chrysocalyx, is derived from the Greek chrysos ("gold") and kalyx, ("cup" or "calyx"), and describes the plant as having golden calyces.[7][8]
References
- Hickel; A. Camus (1921). "Les Chênes d'Indochine". Annales des sciences naturelles. Series 10. 3: 385.
- Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- "Quercus chrysocalyx Hickel & A.Camus | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. II publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
- Perrottet, G.S. & Guillemin, J.B.A. (1830). Florae Senegambiae tentamen,seu, Historia plantarum in diversis Senegambiae regionibus a peregrinatoribus Perrottet et Leprieur detectarum (in French). p. 157.
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