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Quercus pentacycla

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. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.

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Quercus pentacycla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
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
Y.T.Chang
Synonyms2
  • 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.3 It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.4

Quercus pentacycla is a tree up to 15 meters tall. Twigs are grayish brown. Leaves can be as much as 14 cm long.3

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