Quercus lanata
| Woolly-leaved oak | |
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| In cultivation (as Quercus oblongata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Genus: | Quercus |
| Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Cerris |
| Section: | Quercus sect. Ilex |
| Species: | Q. lanata |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercus lanata | |
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Of the subspecies lanata:[2]
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Quercus lanata, the woolly-leaved oak,[3] is a species of Quercus native to southern and southeastern Asia, including India (from eastern Uttarakhand to Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Nepal, Indochina (Vietnam, Myanmar, northern Thailand), and southwestern China (Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan). It is a large evergreen tree up to 30 metres (100 feet) tall. The leaves are thick and leathery, green on top but covered in thick wool on the underside.[4][5] It is classified in subgenus Cerris, section Ilex.[6]
This oak tree grows up to 20 m tall, and under the synonym Quercus oblongata has been recorded from Vietnam, where it may be called sồi bạc[7] or sồi bạch mao.[8]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized by Plants of the World Online as of February 2023:[9]
- Quercus lanata subsp. lanata, synonyms including Quercus oblongata – throughout the range of the species[10]
- Quercus lanata subsp. leiocarpa (A.Camus) Menitsky – from the Assam region to Indo-China[2]
References
- ^ Carrero, C. (2020). "Quercus lanata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T194184A2303279. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Quercus lanata subsp. leiocarpa (A.Camus) Menitsky". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Quercus lanata". The Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Huang, Chengjiu; Zhang, Yongtian; Bartholomew, Bruce. "Quercus lanata". Flora of China. Vol. 4 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Rees, Abraham (1819). Cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. Vol. 29. Quercus no. 27.
- ^ 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 2023-02-18.
- ^ Võ Văn Chi (2007) Sách tra cứu tên cây cỏ Việt Nam Nhà xuẩt bản Giáo dục, VN
- ^ Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. II publ. Nhà xuẩt bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
- ^ "Quercus lanata Sm." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Quercus lanata subsp. lanata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
