Quercus thorelii

Quercus thorelii is an Asian species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The species is named after the French botanist Clovis Thorel. It has been found in Indochina (Laos, Vietnam) and in southern China (Guangxi, Yunnan).[2] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis, the ring-cupped oaks.[3]

Quercus thorelii
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. thorelii
Binomial name
Quercus thorelii
Hickel & A.Camus
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclobalanopsis chingsiensis (Y.T.Chang) Y.T.Chang
  • Cyclobalanopsis subhinoidea (Chun & W.C.Ko) Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen ex Y.T.Chang
  • Cyclobalanopsis thorelii (Hickel & A.Camus) Hu
  • Quercus chingsiensis Y.T.Chang
  • Quercus hsiensiui Chun & W.C.Ko
  • Quercus subhinoidea Chun & W.C.Ko

Quercus thorelii is a tree up to 30 m. tall. Twigs are covered with star-shaped hairs. Leaves can be as much as 170 mm long. The acorn is oblate, 10-15 × 25-30 mm, light brown, densely tomentose, apex depressed, with a scar that is approx. 20 mm in diameter.[2]

References
  1. The Plant List, Quercus thorelii Hickel & A.Camus
  2. Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis thorelii (Hickel & A. Camus) Hu, 1940. 厚缘青冈 hou yuan qing gang
  3. 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.
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