Quercus sessilifolia

Quercus sessilifolia is an Asian species of trees in the beech family Fagaceae. It is widespread across Japan, Taiwan, and much of southeastern China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang provinces).[3] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[4]

Quercus sessilifolia
Scientific classification Edit this 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. sessilifolia
Binomial name
Quercus sessilifolia
Synonyms[1][2]
List
  • Quercus sessifolia Blume
  • Cyclobalanopsis nubium (Hand.-Mazz.) Chun
  • Cyclobalanopsis paucidentata Kudô & Masam.
  • Cyclobalanopsis sessilifolia (Blume) Schottky
  • Pasania sessilifolia (Blume) Oerst.
  • Quercus chingii F.P.Metcalf
  • Quercus nubium Hand.-Mazz.
  • Quercus paucidentata Franch. ex Nakai

Quercus sessilifolia is a tree up to 25 meters tall. Twigs are waxy. Leaves can be as much as 15 cm long, thick and leathery.[3][5]

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