Quercus litseoides Dunn

China ( Hong Kong, Guangdong, Guangxi), 700-1000 m ;

small shrub 1-2.5 m tall, may reach 10 m;

3.5-6 cm  x 1.5-3 cm; stalkless or nearly so; oboval; thick, leathery, stiff; apex rounded, obtuse or emarginate; base cuneate; margin entire rolled under; shiny green, glabrous adaxially; dull beneath; 6-9 vein pairs raised abaxially, at an angle of 40° with midrib; petiole thick, 2 mm long;

male catkin 2.5-5 cm; female inflorescence 1.25-2.5 cm long, greyish-white or brown pubescent, with 2-4 flowers; 3 styles;

acorn 1.5-1.8 cm long; usually paired; pubescent, especially near apex; enclosed 1/4 or 1/3 by cup; cup bowl-shaped, 5-6 mm long x 10 mm wide, slightly tomentose outside, with 5-7 concentric rings entire or denticulate; scar flat; stylopodium persistent ;

scattered in mountain forests; rare;

– A. Camus : tome 1, p. 365, n° 84; – Sub-genus Cerris, Section Cyclobalanopsis; – Section Semiserrata, sub-section Chrysotrichae ( Menitsky ). – Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : VU). – Related to Q.hui Chun ;