Quercus lungmaiensis
Synonyms (4)
Geographic Range
China (SE Yunnan); 1100-1300 m;
Growth Habit
reaches 30 m tall;
Leaves
9-11 x 3-4 cm; oblong; subleathery; apex acuminate; base cuneate or slightly rounded; green, hairless above; greyish green, remotely hairy beneath; margin entire near base, sharply toothed near apex; midrib impressed above, prominent beneath; 13-17 vein pairs; tertiary veins evident beneath; petiole 2-3 cm, sulcate above, hairless;
Flowers
March-April; pistillate inflorescences 2.5 cm long;
Fruits
acorn 1.2-2 cm long; paired or to 3, on a 2-3 cm long pedoncule; ovoid, flattened to depressed at apex; hairy near apex; enclosed 1/3 to 1/2 by cup; cup tomentose, with denticulate scales in 7-9 concentric rings; maturing in 1 year;
Common Names
Hardiness & Habitat
rocky mountains;
Additional Information
– Sub-genus Cerris, Section Cyclobalanopsis; – In Flora of China 2001, “fulviseriacus” is spelled “fulviseriaca”… – Threatened (IUCN Red List Category : CR) – For today’s Authors (Thierry Lamant), it is a synonym of Q. austroglauca , and ought to replace it, for the first use of the name lungmaiensis is 1951 (= Cyclobalanops lungmaiensis Hu 1951) . – For The Plant List 2013, Q. yongshunana is a true species
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