Quercus albicaulis
Synonyms (1)
Geographic Range
China (Hainan); 200-600 m ;
Growth Habit
reaches 30 m high;
Leaves
10-15 cm long, 3-6 cm wide; oblong-elliptic to oval or lanceolate, a little leathery, bloomy, base rounded or weakly cuneate, apex most often acuminate; margin entire or remotely toothed; midrib shallowly impressed above; 6-8 pairs of lateral veins; petiole glabrous 2-2.5 cm long;
Flowers
pistillate in October, on 2-3 cm long inflorescences;
Fruits
acorn oblong 4 cm long, 2-3 cm wide; glabrous; long-stalked cupule 2-3 cm in diameter, with 6-8 pale brown pubescent concentric rings, enclosing 1/3 or 1/2 of nut; scar round ; stylopodium persistent; maturing in 1 year (fruit in November-December of the year after anthesis that occurs in October);
Common Names
Additional Information
– Sub-genus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis; – Taxinomic position uncertain… – For Menitsky (1974) it is a synonym of Q.jenseniana – Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : CR).