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Quercus griffithii

Quercus griffithii, called paisang, is a species of oak native to the eastern Himalayas, Tibet, south-central and southeast China, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. It is in the subgenus Quercus, section Quercus. Some authorities feel that it could be a synonym of Quercus aliena var. acutiserrata. It is a deciduous tree reaching 25 metres with an oblong crown, typically found from 700 to 2,800 m above sea level. It is a locally important fuelwood and fodder species.

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Quercus griffithii
Quercus griffithii in Hackfalls Arboretum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Subgenus: Quercus subg. Quercus
Section: Quercus sect. Quercus
Species:
Q. griffithii
Binomial name
Quercus griffithii

Quercus griffithii, called paisang, is a species of oak native to the eastern Himalayas, Tibet, south-central and southeast China, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.3 It is in the subgenus Quercus, section Quercus.4 Some authorities feel that it could be a synonym of Quercus aliena var. acutiserrata. It is a deciduous tree reaching 25 metres (82 feet) with an oblong crown, typically found from 700 to 2,800 m (2,300 to 9,200 ft) above sea level.5 It is a locally important fuelwood and fodder species.6

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References

  1. Carrero, C. (2019). "Quercus griffithii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T194135A2302249. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 104 (1864)
  3. "Quercus griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson ex Miq". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. Denk, Thomas; Grimm, Guido W.; Manos, Paul S.; Deng, Min & Hipp, Andrew L. (2017-11-02). "Appendix 2.1: An updated infrageneric classification of the oaks" (xls). figshare. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5547622.v1. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  5. "大叶栎 da ye li". Flora of China. efloras.org. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. Singh, Ranjay K.; Singh, Anshuman; Garnett, Stephen T.; Zander, Kerstin K.; Lobsang; Tsering, Darge (2015). "Paisang (Quercus griffithii): A Keystone Tree Species in Sustainable Agroecosystem Management and Livelihoods in Arunachal Pradesh, India". Environmental Management. 55 (1): 187–204. Bibcode:2015EnMan..55..187S. doi:10.1007/s00267-014-0383-y. PMID 25343981. S2CID 24160034.