Quercus pachyloma

Quercus pachyloma
Scientific 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. pachyloma
Binomial name
Quercus pachyloma
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyclobalanopsis pachyloma (Seemen) Schottky
  • Quercus tomentosicupula Hayata
  • Quercus picta Hand.-Mazz.
  • Cyclobalanopsis pachyloma var. mubianensis Y.C.Hsu & H.W.Jen
  • Cyclobalanopsis pachyloma var. tomentosicupula (Hayata) J.C.Liao
  • Quercus pachyloma var. mubianensis (Y.C.Hsu & H.Wei Jen) C.C.Huang

Quercus pachyloma, commonly known as mao guo qing gang (Chinese: 毛果青冈),[3] is a species of oak tree native to southern China and Taiwan. It is placed in the section Cyclobalanopsis within the Quercus subgenus Cerris.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Quercus pachyloma is native to southern China, including the provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Jiangxi, and Yunnan, and the main island of Taiwan. It grows in wet forests in valleys or on mountain slopes at altitudes of 200–1,000 m (660–3,280 ft) above sea level.[1][3]

Description

Quercus pachyloma is a tree up to 17 meters tall. Twigs are covered with orange-brown hairs. Leaves can be as much as 14 cm long.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Carrero, C.; Strijk, J.S. (2020). "Quercus pachyloma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T78970777A78970784. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T78970777A78970784.en. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Quercus pachyloma Seemen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Chengjiu, Huang; Yongtian, Zhang & Bartholomew, Bruce (1999). "Cyclobalanopsis pachyloma (Seemen) Schottky, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 47: 650. 1912.". In Zhengyi, Wu & Raven, Peter H. (eds.). Flora of China: Cycadaceae through Fagaceae. Flora of China. Vol. 4. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 399. ISBN 0-915279-70-3. OCLC 1337403767.
  4. ^ Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017). "An Updated Infrageneric Classification of the Oaks: Review of Previous Taxonomic Schemes and Synthesis of Evolutionary Patterns". In Gil-Pelegrín, Eustaquio; Peguero-Pina, José Javier & Sancho-Knapik, Domingo (eds.). Oaks Physiological Ecology. Exploring the Functional Diversity of Genus Quercus L. Tree Physiology. Vol. 7. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp. 13–38. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69099-5_2. ISBN 978-3-319-69098-8. ISSN 1568-2544. LCCN 2017957691. OCLC 1015335570.
  5. ^ Miquel, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm 1863. Annales Musei Botanici Lugduno-Batavi 1: 114 in Latin