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Quercus pentacycla

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Quercus pentacycla
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. pentacycla
Binomial name
Quercus pentacycla
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclobalanopsis pentacycla (Y.T.Chang) Y.T.Chang ex Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen

Quercus pentacycla is an uncommon Asian species of tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found only in the Province of Yunnan in southwestern China.[2] It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.[3]

Quercus pentacycla is a tree up to 15 meters tall. Twigs are grayish brown. Leaves can be as much as 14 cm long.[2]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Quercus pentacycla Y.T.Chang
  2. ^ a b Flora of China, Cyclobalanopsis pentacycla (Y. T. Chang) Y. T. Chang ex Y. C. Hsu & H. W. Jen, 1976. 五环青冈 wu huan 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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